PRESS STATEMENT No. 303
August 1974
PRICES JUSTIFICATION TRIBUNAL F. T. INDUSTRIES LIMITED
F. T. Industries Limited have notified me in the
following terms of their acceptance of the recent findings
of the Prices Justification Tribunal:
" Pursuant to Section 18 of the Prices
Justification Act 1973 and in accordance with the
opinions contained in the Report of the Prices
Justification Tribunal dated 31 July 1974, we
wish to advise that we propose to increase the
weighted average selling price of the goods subject

AUSTRALIA PRESS STATEMENT NO. 302
August 1974
PRICES JUSTIFICATION TRIBUNAL REPORT ON PRICE INCREASES
PROPOSED BY ALCOA OF AUSTRALIA
LIMITED
I have received the attached report of the Prices
Justification Tribunal on certain price increases proposed
by Alcoa of Australia Limited.
The report is available to the public and may be
inspected at the offices of the Prices Justification Tribunal,
Queens Road, Melbourne or 100 William Street, Sydney.
CANBERRA, A. C. T.

1,, USTRALIA
PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 301
August 1974
PUBLIC LENDING RIGHT FOR AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS AND
PUBLI SHERS
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, today announced the
appointment of the Australian Authors' Fund Committee which will
implement the Public Lending Right for Australian authors and
publishers. Mr. Whitlam said that the appointment of the Committee
followed the acceptance by the Government in principle of the
report of the Committee of Inquiry into Public Lending Rights

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PRESS STATEMENT NO. 300
19 August 1974
PRICE NOTIFICATION BY BUTTER AND CHEESE PRODUCERS
I have been notified by the following companies
of their acceptance of the findings of the Prices Justification
Tribunal in its report dated 23 July 1974.
* Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited
* Watsons Foods Holdings Pty. Ltd.
Cleland and Sons Pty. Ltd.
Cleland and Sons ( Clayton) Pty. Ltd.
Industries Ltd.
* Southern Farmers Co-operative Limited
* Girgarre Cheese Co. Pty. Ltd.
Particulars of prices now being charged by the above

NOTES FOR THE PRIME MINISTER, MR, E. G. WHITLAM, M. P.,
AT THE OPENING OF THE HENTY ELECTORATE OFFICE OF MRS, JOAN
CHILD, OAKLEIGH, MELBOURNE, VIC.
FRIDAY, 16 AUGUST 1974
1. THE PEOPLE OF HENTY MADE HISTORY THIS YEAR BY ELECTING
MRS, JOAN CHILD AS THE FIRST WOMEN TO REPRESENT THE AUSTRALIAN
LABOR PARTY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME HENTY HAD ELECTED A WOMEN TO THE
PARLIAMENT. THE 1968 RE-DISTRIBUTION CHANGED THE ELECTORATE
IN A WAY WHICH STRENGTHENED THE LIBERAL PARTY'S PROSPECTS

IfBAPJG0: 2,30 P. M.
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON.' WHITLAM4 Mop#$
AT THE OPENING OF THE K. H. BOYKETT BUILDING OF THE CAULFIELD
ILNSTITUT-E OF TECL GY MELBOURNE, FRIDAY, 16 AUGUST 1974
FEW OCCASIONS ARE MORE CONGENIAL TO THE LEADER OF
A GOVERNMENT THAN THE OPENING OF A BUILDING WHOSE PURPOSES
REFLECT AND SYMBOLISE MANY OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CENTRAL
POLICIES AND AMBITIONS. SO IT IS WITH THIS BUILDING AND
THIS INSTITUTE. K. H. BOYKETT'S LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREER
AS AN EDUCATOR, AS A BUSINESSMAN, AS AN ADVOCATE, AS A MEMBER

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PRIME MINISTER Press Stateent No._ A ~ I
August 1974
PRIC ES J US TIFI CAT ION TR IBUNAL
REPORT ON PRICE INCREASES PROPOSED
BY BRICK_-AM)_ PIPE INDUSTRIESLIMITED
I have received the attached report of the
Prices Justification Tribunal on certain price
increases notified by Brick and Pipe Industries
Limited. The report is available to the public and
may be inspected at the offices of the Prices
Justification Tribunal, 10 Queens Road, Melb~ ourne-or
100 William Street, Sydney.
Canberra.

Press Statement No. 298
13 Aug~ ust 1974
PEMIERIS' CONFERENCE -13 AUGUST 1974
The Premiers' Conference decided today on the
establishment of working parties * to--examifte _ areas where
joint action by the Australian Government and the State
Governments might be taken in order to restrain
inflationary pressures.
The working parties will examine questions in thle
areas of: Tendering procedures for Government contracts
0 Measures to reduce the multiplicity of wage
fixing tribunals
Joint action before wage fixing -tribunals to

PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 297
13 August 1974
I. A. C. REPORT ON TRACTORS, STEAM GAS AND WATER
FITTINGS
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, today released
two reports of the Industries Assistance Commission on
Industrial Tractors, and Steam Gas and Water Fittings.
Mr. Whitlam said that the Government's decisions
on the reports will be announced at the earliest practicable
date.
CANBERRA, A. C. T.

SPFCI BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR F. G, WHIHLAP, M. P.,
TO THE ITALIAN CU0rrBER OF COMMERCE -SYDNEY, MONDAY, 12 AUGUST 1974i
THERE ARE FEW COUNtRIES WITH WHIcH AUSTRALIA HAS
HAD LONGER CONTACT THAT IT HAS HAT) WITNi ITALY,, THIS CONTACT.
PROBABLY EXTENDS AS FAR BACK AS CAPTAIN CoOK1'' S VOYAGE To AUSTRALIA
IN 1770, AB3OARUJ THE " ENDEAVOUIR" WAS ANTONIO PONTO, THOUGHT TO
HAVE BEEN A. VENETIArNi THERE WAS AN ITALIAN NAMED TU70 IN THE
FIRST FLEET, THOUGH WE ARE NOT SURE IN WHAT CAPACITY HE CAME
To AuSTRALIAI DURaNG-THE NINETEENTH CENTURY ITALIAN MIGRANTS.