CHAMBER OF M4ANU3FACTUR~ ES OF NEhJ SOUTH WALLS
ANNUAL DINNER HELD AT THE AUSTRALIA HOTEL
SYDNEY, ON 12T1H SEPTEMBER, 1963.
Speech by the Prm iitr h t ~ oL ~ rRbr eze
Sir, Your Excellency and Gentlemen:
I am in a very difficult position tonight, In the
first place, I am not accustomed to making speeches ( Laughter).
In the second place, I am in the presence of a bunch of fellows
who have almost counted me out on one or two occasions in the
past ( Laughter) which I must say I enjoyed. In the third

No 71/1963

It was officially announced today that the Maharajah of Mysore will make an official visit to Australia from Friday, 20th September to Wednesday, 2nd October and during the visit will be the guest of the Commonwealth Government,

The Maharajah will visit Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane during his fortnight's visit to Australia.

CANBERRA,
11th September, 1963.

9 September, 1963

Mr. President and Gentlemen

I am glad to have the opportunity presented by, the publication of this special Issue of the Western Australian “Farmers' Weekly” to pay tribute to the vigour which marks current development in your great State,

It was my privilege not long ago to be with representatives of your energetic State Government at Kununurra on the Ord River In the far north-west. Here we saw the most recent example of progress allied with vision, of drive and imagination combining to open up vast areas of rich farm land under the stimulus of irrigation from. a great agricultural engineering project.

WEEKLY INDEX No, 36
WEEK ENDING September 7,1963
COMMONVWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Index of Ministerial Statements Issued in Canberra
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, The Rt. Hon.
John McEwen
Sept. 2 No. 850B JAPANESE MARKET FOR AUSTRALIAN FOODSTUFFS
4 No. 858A CODE FOR OVERSEAS INVESTORS
The Minister for National Development, Senator the Hon, Sir
William Spooner, M. M.
Sept. 1 No. 848
4 No. 853 GROWTH OF PETROLEUM REFINING INDUSTRY
SNOWY MEN HOME FROM SOUTH-EAST ASIA
The Minister for Defence, the Hon. Athol Townley.

OPENING OF THE SIRINJIU DAM, NEW GUINEA 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1963

Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies

Your Honours, the Judges, Ladies and Gentlemen:

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BROADCAST BY T~ IE PRIME MINISTER THE, RT. HON.
SIR ROBERT iv NZIES, AT ' r-ORT MERLSY, NEW
GUINEA, AT 7.15 P. m. ON 6TH SEPTEMBER, 1963
Good Evening, Ladies and Gentlemen
I want to say something about the attitude of the
Australian Government to these territories.
We regard ourselves as trustees for Papua-New Guinea.
We are not colonialists in the old and now rejected
sense. We are certainly not exploiters we put into these
territories far more than we get out or perhiaps are ever likely

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REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 4' ORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
HELD IN NEd GUINEA
Oi 5TH SEPTEMBER. 1963
Speech by the Prime Minister. the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies
Sir Distinguished Representatives of your various Countries,
Ladies and Gentlemen My colleague, Senator Wade, rather glorifies me
this morning. He attributes my presence entirely to virtue on
my part. I would like to tell you that the last time I was
here though not in this building they did their best to kill
me. ? Laughter) They cooked me, they cooked me, they cooked me,

OPENING OF THE KEITH MURRAY BUILDING, LINCOLN COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
ON 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1963
Speech by the Prime Ministerj the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Menzies
Mr. President, Mr. Premier, Mr. Vice-Chancellor and Ladies and
Gentlemen The Vice-Chancellor is by way of bei. ng a friend of
mine and therefore does me proud, as you might say, but I regret
to tell you that he has omitted some of my academic qualifications
which really entitle me to be here. He has entirely overlooked
the fact that, causa honoris, if for no other reason, I am a

WEEKLY INDEX No.
WEEK ENDING AUGUST 31, 196
COMMONWELLTH OF AUSTRALIA
Index of Ministerial Statements Issued in Canberra
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, The Rt. Hon.
John McEwen
Aug. 27No. 826 EXPORT AWARD PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED
The Minister for National Development, Senator the Hon, Sir
William Spooner, K. C. M. G.
Aug. 26 No. 824
29 No. 838
25 No. 823 NEW CAMERA WILL AID QUEST FOR RESOURCES
COMMENT ON OIL FLOW AT RICHMOND No1l AT ROMA
SEATO MILITARY PLANNING OFFICE BANGKOK