6
OPENING OF BLIGH HOUSE. SYDNEY
I 5TH FEBRUARY, 9~
õ Pec th t. Hn. Robert Menzies
Mr. LeCouteur and Ladies and Gentlemen:
I think it is rather good fun for a poJJitic,-Lar
in these days to be invited to open Biligh House. ( Laugbter)
He had, as we are given to believe, some acquaintance with
mutiny and I wil. 1 pass on to the appropriate quarters in
Canberra the fact that I have now been associated with his
name. ( Laughter) One other thing struck me as I came in and that
was, apart from seeing all the " idle" business community in

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FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 17/ 1965
NATIONA'L RiDIATION A! DVISORY COMM1ITTEE
Statement bvyjt...? rime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Sir-Robert Menzies
The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies announced
today that Professor Sydney Sunderland, Professor ol Experimental
Neurology and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in the University
of Melbourne who had served for more than five years as Chairman
of the National Radiation Advisory Committee had, in view of
many pressing commitments expressed his wish to resign the

OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE N. R. M. A. METHj ADOFICE
BUI Go DNEY, N. S. J. 12TH FEBRJAIRYJE6
Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon, Sir Robert enie
Sir Norman, Parliamentary colleagues and ladies and gentlemen:
I am very happy to be here, because Norman Nock
is happy to have me here, and I tell you that this took
doing. He first of all started on me back in about September,
I think, or somewhere around there, or earlier. I found
every excuse in the world for saying no. He then had another
go at me and I found an equally valid excuse for saying no.

P13ESS, R~ ADIO AND TELEVISION CONFERENCE
GIVEN BY THEl PRIME MINISTER THE RT. HON.
SIR ROBERT MENZIES, AT CANB RRA ON
THURSDAY, 11TH FEBRUARY, 1995
PRIME MINISTER Gentlemen, the spectacle of all these microphones
and of all you people suggests to me that I am here under
false pretences, because I want to make it clear at the
outset that this is not one of' those cases where I went
abroad conducting negotiations or discussions about which
something may usefully be said later on, I was on a holiday

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FOR PRESS, P. M. No. 16/ 196~
ECONOMIC CONSULTATIONS
Statement by the Acting Prime Ministers.. the Rt. o4J c~ krp
The Acting Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. John McEwen,
announced tonight that invitations had been extended to
representatives of national organisations to participate in a
further series of economic consultations to be held on 24th
and 25th of February. The Government has had very useful
discussions with representatives of industry and commerce over
the past few years and the present meetings are being arranged

FOR PRESSI: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REPRESENTATIVES ATTNDIG TH
COMMMORAT ION IN CANBERRA1 OF THE GOLDEN JTIBIELE OF
ANZAC
Statement by the Acting prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Mc~ We
The Acting Prime Minister, the Right lion. J,
McEwen, announced today that the Government had agreed to
give financial assistance to a group of veterans attending
the Commemorative Ceremony in Canberra of the Golden Jubilee
of Anzac in April this year.
Mr. Mcr~ wen said that it was contemplated that the
representative group would include about five Gallipoli

FOR PRESS AWAjRD FOR GALLANTRY
Statement by the Acting Prime Ministerp
The Rt. Hon. John McEwen
The Acting Prime Ministerp The Rt. Hon. John McEwen,
announced today that Her Majesty, The Queen, had awarded the
British Empire Medal for gallantry to Mr. William James
Beadman, of Canberra.
Mr. Beadman, a bus driver for the Department of the
Izterlor in Canberra, hod been responsible for the rescue
of Mr. Bruce David Shields from drowning in Lake Burley
Griffin on November 26 last year.
He had unselfishly placed his own life in danger in

65/ 011.
FOR PRESS P g. No., 14/ 1965
PETROIZUM 1" RODUCTS PRICING PROPOSALS
Statement by the Actinig Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. J. McEwen
Satisfactory discussions were held today between
Commonwealth and State Ministers on the Commonwealtht a pricing
proposals for petroleum products.
This was announced today by the Acting Prime Minister,
Mr. 51. McEwen, following a meeting in Canberra with State Ministers.
The proposals were put forward by the Com1yonwealth in
pursuance of the Prim~ e Ministeris election promise to do something

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FOR PRESS TEi& ECAST dEFORE 6.36 PM ( EST) / 2/ 65
P. M. No. 13/ 1965
AIRLINES
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister tbe Mcvn
The Acting Prime Minister, Mr. J. McEwen, said
today that the judgments handed down by the High Court had
established that both a Commonwealth licence and a State licence
were necessary for the operation of intrastate air services.
The judgments had also established that Commonwealth permits
were required for the use of Commonwealth aerodromes and

EMBARLGO : NOT TO BE 3ROADCAST, PGjLISHED OR
TELECST BEFOieE 7 PM ( EST) 3/ 2/ 1965.
FOR PRESS S P. M. No, 12162
FURTHER AUSTRALIAi' MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR
Statement by t e AtinPrime Minister. the Rt. Hon. J. McEwen
Mr. J. McEwen, the Acting Prime Minister said this
evening that members of Cabinet have been closely following
recent developments in the Malaysian area and have given
consideration to a request for further aid received from the
Malaysian Government.
" The Australian Government has now decided to extend