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Uniken
Fix this textTHE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Fix this textNo. 263 (No. 3 of 1989)
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Fix this textRegistered by Australia Post Publication No. NBF 4388
Fix this text23 March 1989
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Fix this textThe Council of the Univer-
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Fix this textthe State Minister for Educa-
Fix this texttion, Dr Terry Metherell, a
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Fix this textCouncil held a special meeting
Fix this texton 16 March to discuss the State
Fix this textGovernment s draft legislation
Fix this textwhich centres on the proposed
Fix this textrestructure of higher education in
Fix this textNSW. Part of the restructure
Fix this textinvolves the University of NSW
Fix this textbeing ‘networked’ with the
Fix this textMitchell College of Advanced
Fix this textEducation in Bathurst and the
Fix this textRiverina-Murray Institute of
Fix this textHigher Education in Wagga.
Fix this textThe University was asked to
Fix this textrespond to the Bill by 21 March.
Fix this textMembers at the special meeting
Fix this textsupported a letter prepared by the
Fix this textUniversity’s Chancellor, Justice
Fix this textGordon Samuels, which high-
Fix this textlighted the fact that both the
Fix this textUniversity and the State Govern-
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Fix this textChancellor’s letter for transmission
Fix this textto Dr Mcthcrell and to the Federal
Fix this textMinister for Employment, Educa-
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Fix this textWomen take
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Fix this textEngineering
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Fix this textdirty, dusty and desolate, so
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Fix this textFive of the 25 students in first
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Fix this textBefore enrolling in Mining
Fix this textEngineering, each analysed the job
Fix this textopportunities open to her - and each
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Fix this textwas a most suitable career for a
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Fix this textMiss Jo-Anne Dudley, from
Fix this textCaboollurc in Queensland, worked
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Fix this text“During that year I soon learnt
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Fix this text“So I started analysing job
Fix this textadvertisements in newspapers.
Fix this textEngineering vacancies lopped the
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Fix this text“I was unsure where to study -
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Fix this textMiss Rebecca Scott, of
Fix this textFrcnchs Forest, acquired a
Fix this text"feeling” for rocks as a girl when
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Fix this textContinued on page 7
Fix this textAcademics unanimously vote against the State Government’s proposed 'network' scheme during a crisis
Fix this textmeeting called on 16 March. For details of the meeting see page 4.
Fix this textFirst Year Mining Engineering students (top row) Jo-Anne Dudley (left), Alexandra Blake, (bottom row) Rebecca
Fix this textScott and Jane Slack-Smith (right), all looking forward to their field trip.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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