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NATIONAL TELECAST BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
MR HAROLD HOLT
Thursday, 16 November, 1967
( Following is the text of a televised election talk by the Prime Minister,
Mr Harold Holt. The five-minute programme will be seen In all States
this evening. The ABC will telecast the talk at the following times
New South Walesi Victoria and Tasmania 9. 30 pm; Queensland and TIestern
Australia 9.20 pm,, South Australia 1C pm',

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ND 54 STATEiENT BY THE LINISTER FOR NATION* L DEVELOPI-ENT
( Hon. David Fairbairn, iM. P.)
COMION. IEALTH OFFERS TO FINNCE WORK
ON SNO -Y MOUITAINS ROADS
The Snowy Mountains authority will offer the New South
Wales Government 33A million to help maintain Snowy Mountains
tourist roads for the next 20 years.
The Minister for National Development ( Mr. Fairbairn)
said this today. He said that in addition to contributions for the
maintenance of roads for the use of the public and the S. i. I. A.,

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IUD 53 STATE . iENTB' THE MINISER FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
( Hon. David Fairbairn, M. P.)
SNOY WATER HELPS FARMERS
The Snowy Miountains Scheme this summer is helping
drought-affected farmers in the iMurray and i. urrumbidgee Valleys.
The iinister for National Development ( 1ir. Fairbairn)
said today that the Scheme would provide nearly one million acre
feet of water this irrigation season for irrigators along these
rivers thus augmenting the natural flows which have been greatly
reduced because of the drought.

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DROUGHT ASSISTANCE FOR VICTORIA
Following is the text of a telegram which was sent today by
the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Holt, to the Premier of Victoria, Sir
Henry Bolte " In your telegram of 10th November, you
said that some local employment work will be necessary
and desirable in certain drought area districts and
sought my confirmation that the cost of such works would
fall within the grant element of Commonwealth assistance

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DROUGHT ASSISTANCE FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Following Is the text of a telegram which was sent today
by the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Holt, to the Premier of South Australia,
Mr Donald Dunstan: " In your letters of 1st and 8th November about
drought assistance arrangements, you told me of your plans
regarding the rate of interest which your State Intends to
charge on loans for carry-on, restocking etc.; you asked
about the availability of the grants component of the

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NA TIO_ DNAL COA DC AST BY TH E FP IME
MINISTE3: ( MR HAIRCLD HCLT)
Friday, ICth November, 1c, 7
"' Following is the text of the first of a series of National Broadcasts to
be made by the Prime Minister, Mr Holt, during the Senate campaign.
This talk will be relayed over the ABC's netwo-rk at 7. 15 this evening
This Senate election differs from a general election for
the House of Represenatives. The general election decides who is to

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OPENING ADDRESS BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR HAROLD
HOLT, PRESENTED ON TELEVISION AND RADIO ON
9TH NOVEMBER, 1967
Twelve months ago, you returned my Government
with a record majority in the house of Representatives. You
gave us warm and powerful support for reasons which seemed to
you to be vitally important important for Australia's securityimportant
for its economic welfare important for the security

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Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Holt
Mr and Mrs Brown, Mr and Mrs Boyd, Mr Premier and Mrs Dunstan,
Ministers , Members of Parliament, Leader of the, Qpposition, Mr Mayor,
and the very many other Distinguished Guests around me, and those
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The Rt Hon. HAROLD HOLT, C. H.,
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Ministerial Statement
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 2 November 1967]
Mr HAROLD HOLT ( Higgins-Prime
Minister) [ 8.471-Mr Speaker, the Leader
of the Opposition ( Mr Whitlam) sought
unlimited time in order to present the views
of the Australian Labor Party on the Vietnam
issue. He read nineteen foolscap pages.
He read them beautifully. Occasionally he
indulged in a little preening, like a veteran

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME M~ INISTER
Tn-' E RT. HON. HAROLD HOLT, M. P.,
IN THE HOTDE OF REPRESENTATIVES 17
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OFFICE OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS
Honourable Members will recall that in a Statement to this
House on 7th September this year I announced certain dccisions
the Commonwealth Government had taken on Aboriginals following
the referendum in May and later discussions with the States. I
referred to the changes to the Constitution brought about by the
referendum and to the Government's view that the prime function