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The r e s i g n a t i o n s o f Mrs B. L o r d and D r R. R o b i n s o n f r o m t h e C o u n c i l c r e a t e d v a c a n c i e s o n c e r t a i n c o m m i t t e e s . C o u n c i l made t h e f o l l o w i n g a p p o i n t m e n t s t o f i l l t h e v a c a n c i e s : Boa rd o f Community Programmes, Dr P. Kirton; By-Laws and Con- s t i t u t i o n s Commi t tee , Mr P.W. TuZZgren, Mr R. LaidZaw; Appea ls Commi t tee , Mr TuZZgren, Mr Laid- law; Academic E x c l u s i o n Appea l s , Mr TuZZgren, and B u i l d i n g s and Grounds Commi t tee , Professor B. Johns, Mr LaidZaw. C o u n c i l a u t h o r i s e d Sena te t o a p p o i n t t w o p r o f e s s o r s as members o f t h e S e l e c t i o n Commi t t ee f o r t h e f i l l i n g o f t w o C h a i r s o f Commerce i n t h e u n i v e r s i t y . C o u n c i l was t o l d t h a t P r o f e s s o r R . Wa t t s , t h e second p r o f e s o r i n t h e Depar tmen t o f Commerce, had r e s i g n e d . The t h i r d C h a i r i n t h e Depar tmen t has been r e a d v e r t i s e d and t h e vacancy caused by t h e r e s i g n a t i o n o f P r o f e s s o r W a t t s had been a d v e r t i s e d . * * * * * * * * * * * C o u n c i l has app roved a recommend- a t i o n o f Sena te t h a t an I n s t i t u t e o f I n d u s t r i a l Economics , t o b e a d m i n i s t e r e d b y a Board , be e s t a b l i s h e d . The I n s t i t u t e w i l l :

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY R i c h a r d A r t h u r B r i t t e n ( D e p a r t m e n t o f Geo logy ) , t h e s i s t i t l e Cha rac - t e r i s t i c s o f Some Coa l Seams o f t h e H u n t e r V a l l e y Reg ion , N.S.W.. P e r t a i n i n g t o t h e i r Deve lopmen t and U t i l i s a t i o n " ; U r s u l a Mary L o r n a B y g o t t ( D e p a r t m e n t o f H i s t o r y ) , t h e s i s t i t l e "The I n f l u e n c e o f t h e S o c i e t y o f Jesus on C a t h o l i c i s m i n New S o u t h Wales and V i c t o r i a , 1868-1939" ; Norman Rodney C a r l s e n (Departmen; o f C h e m i s t r y ) , t h e s i s t i . t l e The I n v o l v e m e n t o f d - O r b i t a l s i n M o l e c u l a r B o n d i n g " ; Nea l Joseph D i c k i n s o n ( D e p a r t m e n t o f Econom- i c s ) , t h e s i s t i t l e "Towards t h e T h e o r y o f I n d u s t r i a l V u l n e r a b i l i t y - A S t u d y o f New S o u t h Wales M a n u f a c t u r i n g I n d u s t r y " ; R o b e r t Samuel Rowe ( D e p a r t m e n t o f Psych - o l o g y ) , t h e s i s t i t l e "Mode ls o f Ach ievemen t M o t i v a t i o n " ; James W i l l i a m Wafe r ( D e p a r t m e n t o f German), t h e s i s t i t l e "Phases o f Symbol ism i n t h e N o v e l s o f H u b e r t F i c h t e " ; Edward James E s s i n g t o n L e w i s ( D e p a r t m e n t o f P s y c h o l o g y ) , t h e s i s t i t l e " P a r a m e t r i c S t u d i e s o f C l a s s i f i c a t i o n P r o b l e m - S o l v i n g " G e r a r d An thony Joseph ( D e p a r t m e n t

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a cent re pos t - R o b e r t I a n McEwin ( D e p a r t m e n t o f g r a d u a t e t r a i n i n g and r e s - Economics ) , t h e s i s t i t l e "The earth in ecOnOm- E f f e c t o f Economic I n c e n t i v e s o n i c s , i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e ~~~~~t of ~i 1 ~ ~ ~ l ~ ~ ~ t i ~ ~ i n t h e Depar tmen t o f Economics .

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( 9 ) Arrange a t an p r o c e e d w i t h t h e deve lopmen t o f time t he publication O f a d e s i g n s f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f j o u r n a l Or periodical d e v - two a d d i t i o n a l squash c o u r t s on o t e d t o i n d u s t r i a l economics , t he campus. ~~~~~~~l is in w h i c h m i g h t be expected t o a n t i c i p a t i o n o f s a t i s f a c t o r y f i n - rep0rt some O f the r e s e a r c h a n c i a l a r r a n g e m e n t s b e i n g made b y f i n d i n g s o f t h e I n s t i t u t e .

page three t h e S p o r t s U n i o n and S p o r t i n g F a c i l i t i e s Commi t t ee t o mee t a l l c o s t s . * * * * * * * * * * * Work on t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e B e h a v i o u r a l S c i e n c e s B u i l d i n g i s p r o c e e d i n g and i t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t l e v e l s 2 and 3 w i l l be handed o v e r t o t h e U n i v e r s i t y d u r i n g May 1976. I t i s hoped t o t r a n s f e r t h e Depar tmen t o f E d u c a t i o n and some s t a f f o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Psych - o l o g y t o t h e new b u i l d i n g d u r i n g t h e May v a c a t i o n , w h i c h w i l l e n a b l e some r e - a l l o c a t i o n o f space w i t h i n t h e A r t s / A d m i n i s t r a t i o n b u i l d i n g t o d e p a r t m e n t s r e m a i n i n g i n t h a t b u i l d i n g . * * * * * * * * * * * P r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e documents f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e M e d i c a l S c i e n c e s B u i l d i n g i s n e a r i n g com- p l e t i o n and i t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t e n d e r s f o r t h i s p r o j e c t w i l l be c a l l e d i n A p r i l . ' * * * * * * * * * * * The V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r w i l l be j o i n i n g a p a r t y o f s i x A u s t - . r a l i a n V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r s w h i c h '

w i l l v i s i t Germany i n A p r i l a t t h e i n v i t a t i o n o f t h e Government o f West Germany t o s t u d y t h e s t r u c t u r e o f German u n i v e r s i t i e s . I n h i s absence P r o f e s s o r A.D. Tweed ie , V i c e - P r i n c i p a l and Depu ty V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r w i l l be A c t i n g V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r . * * * * * * * * * * E m m a t e d s t u d e n t numbers f o r t h e u n i v e r s i t y f o r 1976 a r e 4,510, compared w i t h 4,434 l a s t y e a r . C o u n c i l was i n - f o r m e d t h a t t h e r a t e o f acce - p t a n c e s o f o f f e r s o f p l a c e s v a r i e d f r o m 47% l a s t y e a r t o 41% t h i s y e a r . However , t o some e x t e n t changes i n p r o - c e d u r e s w o u l d have l e d t o an i n c r e a s e i n t h e number o f a p p r e c i a t i o n s rece , i ved . * * * * * * * * * * As r e p o r t e d i n a , , p rev ious " U n i v e r s i t y News t h i s y e a r ' s c o n f e r r i n g o f d e g r e e s cerem- o n i e s w i l l be h e l d i n t h e a f t e r n o o n o f A p r i l 22 (Econ - om ics & Commerce and S c i e n c e ) , i n t h e m o r n i n g o f A p r i l 23 ( A r c h i t e c t u r e , E n g i n e e r i n g and M a t h e m a t i c s ) and i n t h e a f t e r - noov o f A p r i l 23 ( A r t s ) . The O c c a s ~ o n a l Add resses w i l l be g i v e n b y : Mr J u s t i c e K i r b y , Cha i rman o f t h e Law R e f o r m Commiss ion ( A p r i l 2 2 ) , M r L l o y d Rees, t h e a r c h i t e c t and a r t i s t ( A p r i l 23, m o r n i n g ) and t h e V i c e - C h a n c e l l o r ( A p r i l 24, a f t e r n o o n ) . * * * * * * * * * * The C o u n c i l d e f e r r e d a d e c i s - i o n on a p r o p o s e d amendment t o t h e S t a f f Members' H o u s i n g Scheme R e g u l a t i o n s . The C o u n c i l asked t h a t a mee t - i n g b e h e l d , t o be c h a i r e d b y Mr K.G. Boo th , a t w h i c h t h e V i c e - P r i n c i p a l , t h e B u r s a r , Mr M.E. Edmonds, Mr R.P. L a i d - l a w and a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e S t a f f A s s o c i a t i o n s h o u l d d i s c u s s w i t h a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e Commonwealth B a n k i n g C o r p o r a t i o n t h o s e a s p e c t s o f t h e S t a f f Members' H o u s i n g Scheme w h i c h were c u r r e n t l y c a u s i n g c o n c e r n .

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S t o c k s a r e l i m i t e d and g r a d u a t e s d e s i r i n g t o o b t a i n s e t s o f d r e s s a r e a d v i s e d t o c a l l o r c o n t a c t t h e U n i o n Shop i m m e d i a t e l y . P r i c e s a r e s a i d t o be f a r b e l o w t h e p r i c e s b e i n g asked i n o t h e r r e t a i l o u t l e t s . S t o c k s o f Bach- e l o r o u t f i t s ( m a l e and f e m a l e ) , M a s t e r s o u t f i t s ( m a l e and f e m a l e ) and PhD o u t f i t s a r e a v a i l a b l e , as w e l l as i n d i v i d u a l gowns, hoods and b o a r d s . O u t f i t s may be r e s e r v e d b y p a y i n g a d e p o s i t , and may b e c o l l e c t e d any t i m e b e f o r e G r a d u a t i o n Day. The U n i o n Shop a l s o c o n d u c t s a h i r e s e r v i c e f o r academic d r e s s . R e s e r v a t i o n s may be made by c a l l - i n g i n t o t h e shop o r m a i l i n g i n t h e d e p o s i t , a l o n g w i t h name, a d d r e s s , d e g r e e t o be awarded , h e i g h t and h a t s i z e . As s t o c k s a r e l i m i t e d , t h e h i r i n g s e r v i c e w i l l o n l y t a k e o r d e r s u n t i l a v a i l a b l e s t o c k s r u n o u t . The l a s t day f o r b o o k i n g i s A p r i l n 7.

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The Cha i rman ( P r o f e s s o r Derham), t h e D e p u t y Cha i rman ( P r o f e s s o r S i r Ze lman Cowen) and t h e S e c r e t - a r y (Mr Hambly) , h e l d d i s c u s s i o n s i n C a n b e r r a on J a n u a r y 27, 1976 w i t h t h e new M i n i s t e r f o r Educa- t i o n ( S e n a t o r J . L . C a r r i c k ) .

1 .1 U n i v e r s i t y F u n d i n g

The M i n i s t e r s a i d t h a t h i s Gov- e r n m e n t a c c e p t e d t h e p r i n c i p l e o f t r i e n n i a l f u n d i n g f o r u n i v - e r s i t i e s , , a n d t h a t h e hoped t h e t r i e n n i a l s y s t e m w o u l d be resumed i n 1977. F u r t h e r , he s a i d t h a t s u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o f u n i v e r s i t y g r a n t s w o u l d b e c o n t i n u e d . The M i n i s t e r made i t c l e a r , howeve r . t h a t f u n d i n g i n a l l a r e a s was g o i n g t o ' b e t i g h t and t h a t u n i v - e r s i t i e s c o u l d f i n d t h e m s e l v e s i n n o - g r o w t h s i t u a t i o n s , a t l e a s t f o r t h e n e x t t r i e n n i u m , b u t t h a t h i s G o v e r n m e n t ' s p o l i c y was t h a t s t a n d a r d s s h o u l d n o t s u f f e r . The AVCC i s p r e p a r i n g i t s e l f t o make r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s t o t h e M i n - i s t e r i n t h e e v e n t o f a d v i c e b e i n g r e c e i v e d t h a t t h e resump- t i o n o f t h e t r i e n n i u m i n 1977 i s i n d o u b t .

1 . 2 T e r t i a r y E d u c a t i o n Commi s s i o n

The M i n i s t e r i s l o o k i n g c l o s e l y a t t h e B i l l f o r t h e TEC w h i c h was i n t r o d u c e d i n t o t h e P a r l i a m e n t by t h e p r e v i o u s Government b u t n o t e n a c t e d b e f o r e t h e P a r l i a m e n t was d i s s o l v e d . The AVCC has w r i t t e n t o t h e M i n - i s t e r s t r e s s i n g t h e s p e c i a l pos - i t i o n o f u n i v e r s i t i e s and u r g i n g t h a t t h e U n i v e r s i t i e s C o u n c i l s h o u l d have a s t a t u t o r y r e s p o n s - i b i l i t y t o c o n s u l t u n i v e r s i t i e s and a s t a t u t o r y r i g h t t o a d v i s e t h e TEC.

1 .3 S t u d e n t A s s i s t a n c e

S h o r t l y a f t e r t h e new Government was e l e c t e d , t h e Cha i rman w r o t e t o t h e M i n i s t e r s e e k i n g a f u r t h e r a l l o c a t i o n o f f u n d s f o r t e r t i a r y i n s t i t u t i o n s t o e n a b l e them t o a s s i s t needy s t u d e n t s . The M i n - i s t e r has r e p l i e d t h a t , i n t h e p r e s e n t c l i m a t e o f economic r e s - t r a i n t on p u b l i c e x p e n d i t u r e , i t i s n o t p o s s i b l e t o make f u n d s a v a i l a b l e f o r t h i s p u r p o s e i n t h e i m m e d i a t e f u t u r e . The M i n i s t e r has a l s o i n d i c a t e d t h a t t h e r e w i l l be no i n c r e a s e i n t h e TEAS a l l o w a n c e s o r p o s t g r a d u a t e s t i - pends b e f o r e t h e 1976177 b u d g e t . The AVCC w i l l w r i t e t o t h e M i n i s - t e r i n A p r i l s t r e s s i n g t h e im- p o r t a n c e o f t h e need f o r i n c r e a s - es i n TEAS a l l o w a n c e s and p o s t - g r a d u a t e s t i p e n d s i n 1977.

1 . 4 M e e t i n g w i t h A V C C

The M i n i s t e r w i l l be m e e t i n g w i t h t h e f u l l AVCC d u r i n g i t s m e e t i n g a t M a c q u a r i e U n i v e r s i t y on A p r i l 21, 1976.

The Cha i rman and S e c r e t a r y , AVCC ~ l ~ ~ t i ~ ~ ~ f o r t h e ~ ~ ~ ~ d o f Manag- me t t h e new M i n i s t e r f o r ad mini^-,,,,^ o f t he Union will be h e l d t r a t i v e S e r v i c e s ( S e n a t o r W i t h - f r o m April t o 1 5 . T~~ elec- e r s ) who has r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r t i o n s w i l l be f o r e i g h t s t u d e n t t h e Academic S a l a r i e s T r i b u n a l , posit ions and one g radua te pas- on J a n u a r y 21 f o r g e n e r a l discus-it ion on the Board w h i c h must b e s i o n s . v a c a t e d u n d e r t h e t e r m s o f t h e

C o n s t i t u t i o n . The annua l g e n e r a l 2 .2 P l e n a r y S e s s i o n o f T r i b u n a l m e e t i n g o f t h e ~ o a r d w i l l b e h e i d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f t h e AVCC ( S i r i n t h e C o u r t y a r d on May 6 a t 1 Ze lman Cowen. Mr K . L . J e n n i n g s P.m. when t h e new B o a r d w i l l [Sydney ] and Mr F . ~ a m b l y ) app- assume o f f i c e . e a r e d b e f o r e t h e p l e n a r y s e s s i o n * * * * * * * * * * * o f t h e Academic S a l a r i e s ~ r i b u n a l M r J.M. B e n n e t t s has become an i n C a n b e r r a on 17 and 18 F e b r u a r y h o n o r a r y l i f e member o f t h e U n i o n i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h i t s c u r r e n t The B o a r d h o n o u r e d h i m i n t h i s r ~ v i ~ w . way i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f h i s l o n g

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and T r e a s u r e r . Mr and Mrs I n September 1975 t h e u n i v e r s i t - B e n n e t t s a r e now p r o u d p a r e n t s i e s , as a means o f o v e r c o m i n g an t h e i r f i r s t c h i l d , a d a u g h t e r . a p p a r e n t c r i s i s i n r e s e a r c h f u n d - * * * * * * * * * * * i n g t h r o u g h t h e ARGC f o r 1975176,The U n i o n A c c o u n t a n t (Mr Noe l a g r e e d t o p r o v i d e b r i d g i n g f i n - T a y l o r ) w i l l r e s i g n on March 26 ance f o r t h e p e r i o d f r o m J a n u a r y - t o t a k e u p a new p o s i t i o n i n t h e June 1976, on c o n d i t i o n t h a t A c c o u n t s B ranch o f t h e U n i v e r s i T f unds w o u l d be p r o v i d e d o u t o f A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . t h e 1976177 b u d g e t t o c o v e r t h e The B o a r d r e c o r d e d i t s a p p r e c i b b r i d g i n g f i n a n c e . The c a r e t a k e r t i o n o f t h e s e r v i c e s o f M r Tay l c M i n i s t e r f o r . S c i e n c e and Consumer i n t h e f o l l o w i n g t e r m s : A f f a i r s ( s e n a t o r C o t t o n ) gave The Board a c c e p t s M r T a y l o r ' s r e s i g - S p e c i f i c a s s u r a n c e s i n December n a t i o n w i t h deep r e g r e t . Mr T a y l o r con- 1975 t h a t a L i b e r a l and C o u n t r y ~ t , n t l y w ~ p k e d h a r d i n h i s j ob u n d e r P a r t y Government w o u l d h o n o u r t h e some t i m e s v e r y t r y i n g c o n d i t i o n s and S p e c i a l f u n d i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r d e s e r v e s no s m a l l d e b t o f g r a t i t u d e t h e ARGC i n 1975176 w h i c h t h e f ~ m t h e much-improved s t a t e of t h e u n i v e r s i t i e s had e n t e r e d i n t o U n i o n l s f i n a n c e s a n d a m e n i t i e s . The w i t h t h e p r e v i o u s Government . Board w i s h e s Noel w e l l a n d t r u s t s h e The AVCC has w r i t t e n t o t h e new w i l l a lways f e e l welcome and a t home M i n i s t e r f o r S c i e n c e ( S e n a t o r t h e Union to which h e gave S O much. W e b s t e r ) s e e k i n g a r e c o n f i r m a t i o n The B o a r d has a d v e r t i s e d f o r an a b o u t t h e ARGC f u n d i n g and, i n A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y l M a n a g e r , p a r t i c u l a r , an a s s u r a n c e t h a t t h e whose ma in d u t i e s w i l l be b a l a n c e o f t h e g r a n t s w i l l be a c c o u n t i n g . A s p e c i f i c a t i o n 01 p a i d i n J u l y 1976. t h e appo in tee ' s d u t i e s w i l l be

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. l i a n Government employees w h i c h , l i n e s . The l e s s e e i n t e n d s t o i t i s u n d e r s t o o d , w i l l be i n t r o - open t h e j e a n e r y on March 24 . duced w i t h e f f e c t f r o m 1 J u l y , 1976.

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Wayne P a t r i c k R i g n e y , C l e r k , B u r s a r ' s D i v i s i o n .

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Rhonda May H a l l , s t e n o g r a p h e r , D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n .

RESIGNATIONS P a t r i c i a Y v o n n e J o n e s , O f f i c e A s s i s t a n t / T y p i s t , D e p a r t m e n t o f E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g .

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i n P s y c h o l o g y . He was p r e v i o u s l y Div is ion. a ~ u t o r a t ~ a c q u a r i e u n i v e r s i t y - a n d a R e s e a r c h A s s i s t a n t a t t h i s T h e ' m a J o a n I l n i v o r + i t v O f f i c e A s s i s t a n t / T y p i s t , D e p a r t - - . . . . - . - . -., - m e n t o f C o m m u n i t y P r o g r a m m e s .

D i a n n e M a r g a r e t O s l a n d , BA, D i p E d , h a s j o i n e d t h e U n i v e r s i t y a s T u t o r i n E n g l i s h . a f t e r h a v i n g . b e e n a p o s t - g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t a n d a p a r t - t i m e T u t o r a t t h e U n i v e r s - i t y o f A d e l a i d e . ADVERTISEMENTS M o n i c a H e l l a H a y e s , BA ( L e i c e s t - 'FOR SALE e r ) , h a s t a k e n up h e r a p p o i n t m e n t a s T u t o r / D e m o n s t r a t o r i n t h e '4' x 2 ' d e s k , m a p l e p o l y e s t e r . D e p a r t m e n t o f P s y c h o l o g y . She e i g h t d r a w e r s , a s new, $ 6 0 . was p r e v i o u s l y a ~ s y c h o l o g i s t a t B e s s e m e r s e e k e r b r u s h , new. N e w c a s t l e P s y c h i a t r i c C e n t r e . $ 4 . T e l . E x t . 2 5 3 .

D a v i d F r a n c i s M o r r i s o n , B M a t h , W i n c h e s t e r . 2 2 b o l t a c t i o n h a s t a k e n u p d u t i e s a s a C o m p u t e r r i f l e . O n l y u s e d t w i c e . P r o g r a m m e r i n t h e C o m p u t i n g I n c l u d i n g a m m u n i t i o n a n d C e n t r e a n d w i l l b e p r i n c i p a l l y be c l e a n i n g k i t . $ 6 0 . T e l . c o n c e r n e d w i t h w o r k i n t h e Oep- J o h n s E x t - 5 5 1 a r t m e n t s o f Commerce a n d Econom- i c s . New L a m b t o n H e i g h t s , $31 ,000 ,

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1 . 0 5 p . m . S c m i n a r o n "Ttic Co111u S p ~ r a l - An A p p l i c a t i o n t o F a d i n g o f S a t e l l i t c R a d i o S i g n a l s " , Dr K e n n e t h D a v i c s , o f R o u l d c r . C o l o r a d o , now on s t u d y l e a v e a t t h e I l n i v c r s i t y o f Q u e e n s l n n d - Room DC12. P h y s i c s R u i l d i n g .

4 t o 6 p.m. Wclcomc t o new m e m b e r s o f s t a f f - S t a f f I l o u s e .

8 p . m . F i l m s o f P r o t e s t s e r ~ e s , "Dr S t r a n g e l o v e " (GBIUS 1 9 6 4 , D i r e c t o r : S t a n l e y K u b r i c k ) - R a s d c n T h c a t r c .

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1 1 a . m . F i l m "S'," ( D t r e c t o r : F e l l i n i ) - Drama T h e a t r e . ( E n g l i s h I F ~ l m C o u r s e ) .

n o o n S t a f f / S t u d e n t S e m i n a r , D c p a r t m c n t o f G e o l o g y , " R e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f Z o n d w a n a i n t h c I n d i a n a n d A u s t r a l i a n R c g i o n " , M c s s r s T . N a s h a r a n d G. L a u r i e - Room G04 .

6 . 3 0 p .m. F i r s t m e e t i n g o f t h e 2 4 t h Students' R e p r e s e n t - a t i v e C o u n c i l - A u c h m u t y Room. T h e U n i o n .

7 p . m . F i l m "8'2" ( D t r e c t o r : F e l l i n i ) - Drama T h e a t r e . ( E n g l i s h I F11m C o u r s e ) .

8 p . m . M o r p c t h L c c t u r e , "Who Am I , What I s Man?" , Dr t1.F. W o o d h o u s e - L e c t u r e T h e a t r e 0 0 1 .

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1 p.m. C o n c e r t f c a t l l r i n g "Gcddon" ( r c m ~ . ~ i l i d c r o f A r m a g e d d o n ) - C o u r t y a r d .

6 p.m. J o i n t D i v i s i o n a l a n d C h e m i c a l E n g i n c e r i n g B r a n c h M e e t i n g , I n s t i t u t i o n o f E n g i n e e r s - L e c t u r c T h e a t r e E F O Z ( E n g i n e e r i n g C o m p l e x ) , p r c c c d e d hy l i g h t r c f r c s h m c n t s f r o m 5 . 1 5 p .m. - Room E F l i l 9 , E l e c t r i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g S t u d i o . C u c s t s p e a k e r Mr I a n S h e d d e n . D i r e c t o r i n c h a r g c o f E n g i n e e r i n g , D a v y - A s h m o r e P t y L t d , > l c l h o u r n e , " A R o l e f o r t h c , \ u s t r a l i a n P r o c e s s C o n t r a c t o r s i n A ~ l s t r a l i a ' s F u t u r c S u r v i v a l P a t t e r n " .

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8 p . m . U n ~ o n ' , \ t ~ l o m c ' f e a t u r i n g " i \ t l a n t i c s V - S o u t h e r n C r o s s L o u n g c .

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8 p . m . F i l m 5 o f P r o t e s t s e r i e s , " B a l l a d o f J o e H i l l " (US) 1 9 7 1 , D i r e c t o r : Bo W i d e r b e r g ) - B a s d c n T h e a t r e .

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9 . 4 5 a . m . J o i n t M e e t i n g , G r a d u a t e s ' a n d S t u d e n t s ' S e c t i o n , C i v i l E n g i n e e r i n g B r a n c h , M e c h a n i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g B r a n c h , I n s t i t u t i o n o f E n g i n e e r s , a j o i n t i n s p e c t i o n o f t h e H u n t e r D i s t r i c t W a t e r B o a r d a r e a s a t T o m a g o . G r a h a m s t o u n a n d S e a h a m , t i m c : m e e t a t Tomago W a t e r T r e a t m e n t P l a n t e n t r a n c e 9 . 4 5 a.m., l u n c h a t B a l i c k c r a 1 2 . 1 5 p . m . , f i n i s h a t a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3 . 3 0 p . m .

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1 1 a . m . F i l m " S e v e n S a m u r a i " - Drama T h e a t r e ( E n g l i s h F i l m C o u r s e ) .

n o o n S t a f f / S t u d e n t S e m i n a r . D e p a r t m e n t o f G e o l o g y , "On S y m m e t r y A s p e c t s o f F r a c t u r e S y s t e m s a s R e l a t e d t o R e g i o n a l S t r u c t u r e s " . F l e s s r s J . T h r i f t a n d T . N a s h a r - Room G 0 4 .

7 p .m. F i l m " S e v e n S a m u r a i " - Drama T h e a t r e ( E n g l i s h t:i lm C o u r s e ) .

8 q p . m . r l o r p c t h L e c t u r e , " O u r W o r l d What I s I t A l l A b o u t ? " . Dr 1 I .F . ' , o d h o u s e - L e c t u r e T h e a t r e B 0 1 .

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5 p .m. S c x i n a r o n t h c p r o p o s a l , : i n t h e " W h i t e Pa[ .? o n U n i v c r s i t y G o v e r n m e n t - Drama T h c a t r c .

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9 . 1 5 a . m . t o S y m p o s i u m o n S e t t l c r D e s i g n f o r H y d r o - 3 . 1 5 p . m . M c t a l i u r f i i c a l P l i x e r - S e t t l e r S v s t c m s - Rooill

T R ( ; O 2 [ E n p , i n c c r i n g Bui l d i n g ) . O p c n i n g a n d I n t r o d u c t i o n , N r h l . A l l m a n a n d P r o f e s s o r 1 .h IcC. S t e w a r t ; S h o r t P a p c r s ( F o l l o u c d b y d i s c u s s i o n ) h ? Dr K . L . S m i t h , M e s s r s A . L a z a r i d i s , 1)'. L o t o c h i . Mrs J . McCee , P r o f e s s o r I . S t e w a r t a n d Dr I . L e w i s .

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8 p . m . M o r p c t h L c c t u r e , "Human Fli s t o r y ; F o r l h a t A r e lqc I l c r c ? " , U r H . F . W o o d h o u s e - L c c t u r e T h e a t r e BOI. -\

TUESDAY, APRIL 1 3 - 6 p .m. M e e t i n g o f t h e r \ u s t r a l i a n ( ; e o m c c l ~ n n i c s S o c i e t y

(!:ciicast l c S u b - G r o u p : , U n i r z c r s i t y o f N e w c a s t l e , " R e i n f o r r c d E a r t h " , hlr . I . R c i d , M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r o f \ ' i d 3 1 K ( . i n f o r c c d E a r t h P t y L t d . , t4r . I . V e r g e , S y d n c y P n ~ r n c r o f 1V.P. R r o v r q P a r t n e r s I ' ty I.ld C o ~ i s u i t i l ~ f i i i n g i n e c r s - EFO?. r r r c e d e d by r e f r e s h m e n t s i n t h e S t . . . H o u s t ; I T 5 . 1 5 p . m .

7 . 1 5 p . m . F l e e t i n g o f E c o n o m i c S i ~ c i e t y o f A u s t r ; t l i a a n d Ncw Z e a l a n d , g u e s t s p e a k e r D r D u n c a n I r o n m o n g e r , " T h e P r c s e n t S t a t e o f t h e A u s t r a l i a n Economy" - Room 5 2 0 3 , Commerce D e p a r t m e n t . P r e c e d e d by r e f r e s h m e n t s a n d t h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g c o m m e n c i n g a t 6 p . m .

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8 p . m . U n i o n ' A t I lomc' f e a t u r i n g " T h r e e Upp 1" - S o u t l ~ c r n C r o s s L o u n g e .

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1 p .m. Coml 'ut i r lp C c n t r c I : I ( . C > ~ illl: - L e c t ~ ~ r c T h e a t r e B 0 1 .

8 . 1 5 p . m . > l v c t i n y o r 1 lun tc1- ! ' : i l l c y U r a l ~ c h o f t l ~ c : \ u s t r : ~ l i a n 1 - r d c r n t i o n o f U n i v c r s i t y IComcn - S . S . W . , s l i e s t s j ! c a h c r b l r ~ N o c l i n c S t e v e n s o n , O r g u n i s i n g S c c r c t a r ! f o r t h e b l u n t e r R e g i o n a l Committee o f t l l c ? : : l t i on ; t l ' T r u s t - S t a f f I l o u s c , p r c c c d c d h y d r i n k s a n d a h u r f c t d i n n e r a t h . . i 0 p . m .

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