THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE

Number 1 IffiNI033-3894 RegLstratlon NBH3127 Febnmy 5 to 19, 1990 Earthquake damage cost $5 million The Insurance bill for the damage sustained by the UnIversity's buUd­ I,?~}and equipment In the Dec­ el, __ ~r 28, 1989 earthquake Is like­ ly to reach $5 million. The University has sought special assistance from the Federal Goyernment to compensate for the o( ampus accommodation for st<-..ents that has been lost In the inner city and suburbs of Newcastle as a result of the earthquake and to allow the McMullin Building, which was extenSively damaged, to be refurbished. The main developments on the campus since the earthquake: • Professor Michael Carter, who was Acting Vice-Chancellor when the earthquake hit, ann­ ounced that whilst there had >fortunately been loss of life dIld extensive property damage In Newcastle the University could be grateful that the damage to property on the rampus was not as serious as it )gbt have been. • rrofessor Carter praised mem­ bers of staff who had spent long hours every day assessing damage, arranging for repairs, clearing debriS, effecting re­ pairs and re-arranglng teach­ Ing programs. • To provide accommodation for students from other regions of the State as an alternative to accommodation In private ho­ mes, the University approved a housing package which, among other things, has allowed the eStalfmembers oJ the Computer Centre in the Hunter BuUdfng, (left to establishment of a temporary right) Ms Jan Darr and Ms Lyn Sinclair, SW1Jeyfng the damage caused student village, comprising pre­ by the earthquake to their section. fabricated air-conditioned ac­ commodation, on the campus. which students had not norm­ the University for the citizens • The Manager of Newcastle ally rented accommodation In who had been affected by death Buses, Mr Len Regan, announ­ previous years. and injury and for their fam­ ced that from the first day of • Professor Carter conveyed to ilies, friends and work mates. first semester (February 26) 12 the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, new bus services would operate Alderman John McNaughton, to the University from areas In the sympathy of members of More over the page 2. He said the Chancellor of the University, the Hon. Justice Elizabeth Evatt, was partic­ ularly keen. to be associated with the pledge of support to the Lord Mayor and the citizens of the region. Professor Carter said to Aldennan McNaughton: 'Please be assured that members of the University are at hand to assist In any way, both In the lnUnedlate future and In the major tasks of physical and social reconstruction which now con­ front us', Professor Carter told the BULLETIN that University staff had been exemplary In attending to the damage suffered on the campus. 'There were no histrionics; they just got on with the job'. He said that In a number of areas, particularly the Faculty of MediCine and the School of Health, there were problems which had Implications for this year's acad­ emic programs. Activities had had to be relocated because of major disturbance and possible demol­ ition of buildings at the Royal Newcastle Hospital and some other hospitals. However, everything necessary had been done. He was also confident the University had taken all possible steps to cope with the student accommodation difficulties and he was optimistic that the arrange­ ments made would prove to be sufficient. A meeting of executive offic­ ers and faculty and departmental heads was held on January 23 to assess the damage sustained by the • Above: TIes whtch were placed in the waUs of the Biological buildings at Shortland and the Sciences Building after the earthquake. Below: Damage to the wall Faculty and Conservatorlum of of the Conservatorlum Concert Hall in Laman Street. Newcastle. Music In Newcastle. Professor Carter reported that the damage to the accom­ modation of the Faculty of Music was not as serious as had been originally thought. He said the temporary stud­ ent village (see associated story) would be quite attractive, with the Unions on campus joining forces to provide the students with meals. Professor Carter had writ­ ten to the Minister for Employ­ ment, Education and Training, Mr Dawkins, seeking $6.5 million In special funds to allow the Uni­ versity to provide the on-campus student accommodation and re­ furbish the McMullin Building. Professor Carter said an immediate initiative taken by Associate Professor Colin Keay had resulted in Newcastle Buses decid- More over the page 3 Ing to run the new bus setvices. The -. Basden Theatre - the north­ buses would make It easier for eastern wall has been disloc­ Prospective students to find accommodation In ated, with the top section held students advisor areas of Newcastle not tradition­ In place by the roof. The ally used by students. theatre Is closed until repairs The University's former admin­ 'As for the University gen­ have been effected. Istrator of the Higher Education erally, we have made a check of Contribution Scheme (HECS) has • Chemistry BuUding - the eves bUildings and are stU! taking stock been appointed to the new poSition of the building have suffered of Adviser for Prospective Stud­ of the damage which the earth­ extensive damage, as have quake has caused. rooms on the top floor. It Is ents. 'We may need to obtain likely that a large section of the Ms Julie Swain (formerly demountables to prevenfany inter­ top floor will have to be rebuilt. Klem). who has had extensive ruption to the University's teach­ TImber Joints have been Instal­ student liaison experience over the Ing program.' led to prevent some of the walls last four years. took up the posit­ Ion on December 8. The Manager, Buildings and from falling down. Grounds, Mr Maurie Edmonds, said Ms Swain said the intro­ • Biological Sciences - what Mr duction of the position of Adviser the University's Insurers had said McWhinney describes as 'nasty that further movement of buildings for Prospective Students was a very cracks' can be seen In the walls important step for the University, was possible for the next three of the building and ties have months. particularly as amalgamation had been Installed to hold parts of taken place. ~ He said It would be neces­ the walls together. The build­ She Is responsible for the .~ to demolish some wails which Ing will have to be repaired co-ordination and organisation of had been saveable after the earth­ brick-by-brick, starting at the student liaison activities for the quake but had since moved. top, to prevent damage to the University. Involving schools lia­ Buildings which were used covered ways on the ground. Ison and liaison with Industry. ~embers of the public, such as • Hunter Building - the columns TAFE. commerce and the profes­ ':;i.? Great Hall, the GrlIIlth DUncan outside the Computer Centre sions. and assisting with the Theatre and the Drama Theatre, and some rooms inside the promotion of the University's post­ had been checked first. centre show extensive cracking graduate and higher degree offer­ Because of the damage to the and the roof has been damaged. Ings. Royal Newcastle Hospital and the New extensions to the Richard­ Whilst student liaison Is John Hunter Hospital, It was prop­ son Wing have sustained dam­ Identlfled as a section within the osed, Mr Edmonds said, to erect age. Admissions and Enrolments four demountables on the campus Branch of the Student DIvision. It • New Economics & Computing Is closely Integrated functionally - three at the Hunter Building and BuUding - damage to the brick one at the Medical Sciences Build­ with admissions and enrolments. walls of the teaching section It Is also closely linked with . Ing (for teaching In the Faculty of wUI have to be repaired. thus Medicine and the School of Heal- the needs of the Student Equity delaying the opening of the function. The liaison function wU! tl--0fO building by approximately two Involve the partiCipation of staff , The meeting was Informed months. across a range of functional areas. that the Department of Education • Faculty of Music - the earth­ both within and beyond the Stud­ had offered to make classrooms at ent Division, J esmond High School aVailable to quake dislodged some of the pipes of the organ In the main Ms Swain can be contacted the University for lectures after 4 at Exlenslon 711 or by calling In to y auditorium and the new per­ Tgi,),veryda . formance hall sustained major her office, Room G64 In the < Professor Carter requested structural damage on the McMullin those present to talk with their col­ southwestern comer. leagues In departments to get feed­ back on the effects of the earth­ • Auchmuty Library - ceiling quake and report any problems to tiles and Insulation batts. the Buildings and Grounds Divis­ together with thousands of Ion. books. fell to the floor In the reading rooms. Wiring was The BULLETIN Inspected exposed In the ceiling. Only some of the damaged buildings on relatively minor structural campus with Mr Richard McWhin­ damage occurred In the build­ ney, of the Buildings and Grounds Ing. Because of the need for Division. staff to restore order the library Mr McWhinney gave this was closed for four days. summary of the effects of the earth­ • Huxley Library (former Hunter quake on the buildings: Institute) - sustained only minor damage. • McMullin Building - some wails at the southern end wU! have to be rebuilt. The floor lines have been shattered on three floors. The wall of the Computing Centre sustained an extensive crack. • Ms Julie Swain The 10.000 DM Deutscher Akademlscher grant was obtained with the assistance of Professor Fred Walla. of the German Section of the Department of Modem Languages. The necessity of learning German to carry out research In Graeco-Roman studies led Dr Penglase to study German In 1989. and during the year Professor Walla suggested that he apply to the German government for the grant and assisted In the completion of the application procedure. Dr PengIase hopes to leave for Heidelberg In June and go on to Munich In September.

Happy 20th year ') With an eventful h ,liday over (we were among those who were lucky to survive the earthquake)'Qe BULLETIN wishes Its read'!, a happy New Year. This Issue has commenced our 20th year of publication (we used to be known as UntlJerstt~ News). With the University cele­ brating Its 25th anniversary thl. year. we repeat the offer to print anything of Interest to members 01 the University. There are many kinds 01 campus news items - a lectt:~,a meeting. an interesting studet~, visitor. a research project. a flIrr screening. a new item of equip· ment. a Letter to the Editor. OJ whatever. Remember that: V', 'I' • The BULLETIN Is publlshe<' fortnightly and supplied te • Professor Walla and Dr Penglase students and staff (the deadlln. dates for First Semester are February 9. February 23 March 9. March 23. April 6 Classics scholar For the Classics researcher April 20. May 4. May 18 ane there Is much more In these cities June 1). off to Germany to attract than their romance and history. Their universities are • It Is also distributed to th. Heidelberg Is well-known as a rom­ major centres of classical as well general media and contrlbu\ antic old university city. As a as near eastern studies. Dr ory members of Convocation a. German song puts It. you can easily Penglase will carry out research on a source of campus news. lose your heart In Heidelberg. the comparison of Mesopotamian When you have somethlnz Dr Charles Penglase. of the and Greek religion and mythology of Interest. please see either Johr Classics Department. Is fortunate with Professors Karihelnz Deller Armstrong. the Editor. or Lind, enough to be able to spend three and Hubert Petersmann. of Heid­ Aurelius. In their new office. tho months In this beautiful old city elberg. and Professors Dietz otto former Huntersearch. at the fron this year after receiving a German Edzard and Claus Wilcke. of of the Hunter Building. Government grant to carry out Munich. This work Is an essential If accesslbillty is difficult research in Germany for six part of the three year ARC research please send written Informatlor months. The other three months project that Professor Godfrey through Ihe internal mail. 01 will be spent In another beauttfui. Tanner. Dr Bernie Curran and he telephone 68 7328. but much larger German city. are at present condUcting In the Munich. Department of Classics. 30 portable Letter 5 Talks on the buildings form to the Editor student village earthquake and lessons The emergency package approved from it Dear Sir, by the University to relieve the student accommodation crisis fol­ The Unlverslly will be host for a The Emperor has no clothes. lowing the earthquake Includes: conference on the Newcastle The University Is blessed • a village adjacent to Edwards earthquake from with a wonderful 1960s technology Hall, the University's main A!JJnuuy 1510 17. in the form of an aII-bells-and­ reSidence, comprising 30 port­ The conference will bring whistles, steam-driven, electronic able buildings to house 146 together structural engineers, telephone switchboard, students (Single room accom­ architects, seismologists, During periods of strong fill modation) and ablution facil­ building surveyors, local westerly Winds, anti-clockwise ! , il Ities; government officials and other forces and high communication • subsidised rents of $45 per week people concerned with building periods, the telephone switchboard "Ii system In !he University collapses. I In the village; regulations, design building cheap evening meals In the regulations, design maintenance, This Is no fault of the two University Union; post-event surveillance, risk operators, who are the University's assessment and repair of lifeline. bookings of motels, cabins and structures In earthquake­ Most senior admlntstrators vans; affected and potentially seismic of the University are totally • direct bus services to the Uni­ areas. unaware of the crisis, because they versity from suburbs not prev­ The Convenor, Professor Rob have direct telephone lines. r.:~ lously tapped for accom­ Melchers, said the main alms We now have a directive \~':7 modatlon; were to learn from Newcastle's whereby switchboard failure Is • 53,000 Newcastle homes letter­ experiences In the Immediate attributed to Telecom failure. We boxed to find accommodation aftermath of the earthquake and cannot evade the Issue by saying we for students; review the behaviour of have no problem. The University • a submission to the Common­ structures, many of which were desperately needs a switchboard wealth Government for urgent of masonry' construction. He that can handle the IncreaSing funds to increase on-campus saId the requirements for the communications which the amal­ residential facilities In line design of new structures and !he gamated institution has generated. with other universities. repair, and possible The University switchboard strengthening, of surviving ts the first point of contact for In addition, work will structures, including heritage members of the Hunter community proceed on Evatt House, a new hall structures, would also be and the best form of public rel­ of residence now under construct­ discussed. ations !he University has. ;::\.on, which is expected to take Its The program for !he conference ,:)~t students in March, and a total Is broadly sub-dMded into 'The I.R. Plimer, complement of 118 by September. Past' (February' 15), The Future' ProJessor oj Geology The University's Accom­ (February' 16) and tours of areas modation Officer, Mrs Kathleen In which damage was sustained Dacey, said the earthquake had (February' 17). li~~amaged houses, and hotels used Behaviour of structures, ~y students In the past. The tradi­ assessment of insurance tional dormitory' areas for stud­ requirements for new structures, ents were In Cooks Hill and repaIr of existing structures and Hamilton, which had been severely special requirements of heritage damaged, and Mayfield. Rental buildings will be !he subjects to THE UNIVERSity ~~',"~,1ffi,, accommodation was at a premium. be discussed at some of !he O~~W~I~IJLE:p~ q2 She saId accommodation In sessions. STUDY ··.i.::1l!'''''~c''''' the village would be basic but The ""'If."."..,., uenue Is Lecture RJi~ comfortable, with air-conditioned n...atn. ES203 in the single rooms, bed, half wardrobe, a EngIneering eompleo:, , The conference will be sponsored o~:tsat . table/desk, ablution and commun­ ~' by The Institution of Engineers, Lunchtbne on al areas. Linen would be supplied. Tuesdays In ':, I, Australia, and co-sponsored by The village would be man­ !he National Committee on LG180f!he , . aged by Edwards Hall and the Structural Engineering, McMullin University Union would proVide Newcastle Division of The Building cheap evening meals. Institution of Engineers, the between 12.30 Royal Institute of Architects and 1.30 pm (Newcastle DMsion) and the University. All welcome, bring your lunch along. 6 an Intake of 30 students each year Now physically amalgamated· but radiotherapy and nuclear med­ Icine would have alternate Intakes of 15 students each year. He said the radiotherapy strand was open to people who have completed their Higher School Certificate and to mature age people. 'We are calling applications now for the 15 available places and all candidates wl11 be expected to be able to display at an Interview their aptitude for the profession', Mr Buxton added.

Bridging Courses

February r'\ Basic Chemistry for Ufe anJJ Health Sciences Uving In Newcastle: for students from out-of-town Survival SkII\s for Mature Students Ag:b.. • With completion oj a new section oj road, the Hunter Building and Statistics for Commerce and other parts oj the Shortland campus have been JoiIled. Social Sciences Writing Academic Essays and AsSignments direct acknowledgement of this'. Word processing for Essays and Radiotherapy The Oncology Unit at the AsSignments Mater Hospital wlll be extensively Mathematics Bridging a new study used throughout the program for English Grammar for Students of opportunity the clinical development of stud­ Foreign Languages ents. The Chief Executive Officer, . Computer Awareness People Interested In pursuing a Dr Diana Lang, said she welcomed Biology: an Introduction career In medical radiation tech­ the hospital's participation In the Introduction to Lotus 1-2-3 nology have a new pathway open to development of this educational Introduction to Word Processlf"l them with the Introduction of a opportunity for future therapy on Macintosh II U radiotherapy strand by the radiographers, especially because Critical Reasoning University. of the chance for Hunter students Library and Information Skills I The University offers a and the future development of Physics Bridging three-year Diploma of Applied cancer services. Students wl11 study topics of Science (Medical Radiation Tech­ For details please enquire O~ nology! course, but up until now the physics and Instrumentation for the Department of Commun only strand available was diag­ medical radiation technologists, nostic radiography. Introductory computing, human Programmes, Mathematics Course Director, Mr Tony anatomy and physiology, pathol­ Building - Extension 522 or Buxton, said the radiotherapy ogy and tumour pathology and the 600. strand had been In the planning study of oncology (cancer) and stages by the University for more methods of treating the disease. than 12 months and 15 students They wlll be provided with exten­ would be enroUed for the start of sive Instruction on radiotherapy studies In February. This foUows techniques and procedures and an Associate Diploma course will spend clinical block periods In which started In 1979 and was a number of radiotherapy depart­ upgraded to Diploma level In 1987. ments. 'The Introduction of the At the finish of their studies new strand has been welcomed by graduates wlU be able to assist a the profession and the Federal Radiation Oncologist In the plan­ Minister for Education, Mr Daw­ ning and treatment of a cancer kins, who said there had been an patient and administer the approp­ obvious need for the strand for riate radiation dose In order to some time', Mr Buxton said. deal with the disease process. 'The Minister said It was Mr Buxton said a third Important that the local health strand, nuclear medicine, had also and medical research needs of the gained approval but students would Newcastle region be met and the not be enrolled until 1991. The Government's support of an expan­ principal strand of diagnostic rad­ sion in the medical sciences was a Iography would continue to have· 7

Ie • Work continues on the construetton oj Evatt House. New from country areas. the prOvision of the new student The University's Equity accommodation complex will go a accommodation · Officer, Ms GaIl White, sald more long way to helping those who are than 11,950 students were enrol­ facing certain barriers In enrolling for country ling at the University this year In our tertiary courses', Ms White students · and, as In past years, a significant said. number of these students would be A new $4.1 million student resld· 'Our aim Is to help these from outside the Newcastle metro­ students as much as possible and entlal complex being built on politan area. campus Is expected to accommod­ the on-canlpus accommodation Ms White, whose position will obviously be of great assist­ ate Its first students from March entails Improving access to tert- , year. ance to students who are travelling Ilf~ls · ary study for students from a wide distances to study In Newcastle'. :;J Named Evatt House after variety of backgrounds, said the the Chancellor of the University, University was follOwing the dir­ The attractive brick com­ Justice Elizabeth Evatt, the com­ ections of the Federal Government plex will provide self-catering plex will house 118 students In six In Its White Paper and a subse­ accommodation In which groups of •• blocks which are being constructed· .quent document concerned with 10 students will share common , tt~djacent to the East Gate road and providing a 'fair chance for all'. facilities. It Is being constructed . will be only a few minutes walk The White Paper was Issued through $1.8 mUlion provided by from most parts of the campus. ·In July, 1988 and deals with the the Federal Government, with the remaining funds coming from the A major focus of Evatt restructuring of higher education In Australia while the subsequent University and the former Hunter House Is to provide accommod­ Institute of HIgher Education. at
on for students from rural · document entitled A Fair Chance areas. In the past, the University Jor Allis a planning document for Special facilities are being has only been able to provide · equity In higher education. provided for students with disabil­ limited on-campus accommodat­ Ms White said the overall Ities and the University Is looking Ion for students from the country objective for equity In higher educ­ at the reqUirements of Individual and the University has seen the ation was to change the balance of students who have applied for • · the student population to reflect accommodation In Evatt House In ! lack of on-campus accommodation as a barrier for students who may more closely the composition of order to cater for their particular wish to take up tertiary studies In society as a whole, so as to ensure needs. • Newcastle. · that Australians from all sectors Ms White said that country and groups within the society have students who had applied for Evatt House has been heav­ the opportunity to participate In Ily promoted In t;Ural areas where accommodation In the new com­ · higher education. This Includes plex. Evatt House, had been advised the University draws a majority of providing opportunities for stud- Its country students and Careers of the time franle from when they · ents from country areas, the pro­ started studies this year untU when Advisers have also been Informing vision of accommodation being, last year's Year 12 students of the they would be able to move Into the central to these opportunities. complex. . complex. Applications and inquir­ 'We have been looking at Ies have been received since early enrolment figures and also talking December and about 90 per cent of to country students about the prob- the occupants are expected to be · lems they are facing alld believe B 'Fallure of gable ends was a followed by brick veneer houses. University staff common form of fallure In dom­ The worst performer was estic construction and commercial cavity brick construction. This Is assess building buildings with pitched roofs. entirely as would be expected. methods following 'In almost all cases the 'Cavity brick houses which fallure was the result of Inadequate were damaged showed outward earthquake tying to the structure (either due to bowing of the walls, lateral move­ lack of ties or corrosion of ties). In ment and tilting of unsupporled In the aftermath of the earth­ many masonry walls, there was sections of walls, particularly over quake, a large voluntary force of evidence of the wall having bowed windows, and diagonal cracking In structural engineers, architects outward. walls particularly around window and building Inspectors assisted The situation was much and door openings. Newcastle City Council to carty out better, however, where there was 'Due to lack of adequate ty­ safety assessments of buildings physical anchoring of the ends of Ing, significant differential move­ and dwellings In Newcastle, the roof trusses or beams to the top ment ofien occurred between skins. Among them were acad­ of the masonry walls. Again, the prior condition of the emics from the University, Includ­ 'A significant contributing house appeared to be an Important Ing two from the Department of factor to failures of building fac­ factor, with damage being more Civil Engineering and Surveying. ades was the presence of awnings extensive In poorly maintained Professor Rob Melchers, an In the front of shops, hotels, and older structures. expert on structural risk assess­ theatres etc. This type of damage was ment. and Associate Professor 'Strange as It may seem, the Widespread, particularly In ot\) Adrian Page, an expert on masonry awnings are apparently the result suburbs such as Hamilton, Tlg\lo construction. made an atisessment of earlier attempts to enhance Hill and Mayfield, where the of the performance of buildings In public safety. The old-fashioned effects of the quake were most the earthquake and considered posted verandahs and awnings severe. whether t"lldlng codes should be were removed. because they were 'The State and Nat~o I reviewed. regarded as a hazard to pedest­ Building Codes refer for struct " Professors Melchers and rians. The awnings were held up by detail to specific Australian S - Page, In a report on the earthquake so-called "tie-backs" to the mason­ ards, such as the concrete code, the to the Institution of Engineers, ry walls above the first fioor level. steel code, the loading code, etc. Australia, sald: In most cases the tie-backs were 'One of the traditional dif­ The illusion of perfect safe­ anchored In the masonry wall, ficulties for structural engineers ty of buildings had surely been using a plate on the Inside face of has been to determine the loadings shattered by Darwin and New­ the wall. which structures should with­ castle. This form. of construction stand. 'Generally speaking, the appears to have been quite adequ­ 'Loads due to crowds and buildings In Newcastle behaved ate for conventional wind loads. material self-weight are relatively reasonably well In the earthquake, However, under earthquake loads, easy to determine. However, envir­ partlcularly In view of the type of the added mass, due to vibration, onmental loads (wind, earthquake, buildings In the city, their age, and has had the effect of tending to add snow, etc.) are much more dif'llr'\'t their condition', Professors Melch­ to forces pulling the facade and rely on extensive data \.I:J ers and Page said. outward. ected by appropriate experts (e.g. 'It Is clear that much of the 'Although Beaumont Street, hydrologists, seismologists, etc.). damage occurred In brick buildings Hamilton, was particularly badly and In brick houses. Brick con­ affected, there Is little doubt that, struction Is a particular feature of had the earthquake lasted very Newcastle's central business dist­ much longer, many more awnings 0') rict and other older commercial and facades would have collapsed. areas. 'As In many other cities of 'Many of these buildings are the world, older masonry struct­ of considerable age, some being ures In Newcastle tended to have more than 50 years old. Although not been well malntalned. Partic­ not all were In pristine condition, ularly In the central business many of them have significant district, where these buildings were heritage value and give the city Its of four or five storeys, considerable unique character. damage appears to have occurred 'Away from the central over the years. business district. the buildings are The old bulldlngs lend sup­ mainly one or two storey shops port to each other, potentially and dwellings. In the older areas creating hazardous conditions If closer to the city centre, cavity they are to be demolished, but also • Professor Rob Melchers brick construction Is common. complicating possibilities for Elsewhere, dwellings are largely of repair. 'For seismic loading, New­ weatherboard and. tn more recent­ 'One lesson, therefore, castle Is currently rated at zero, ly developed areas, of brick veneer would appear to be that building although It Is understood this was construction. maintenance and periodic Inspect­ under review by the Seismic Code 'A characteristic of the Ion Is essential If public safety Is to Committee at the time the earth­ damage sustained by masonry In be maintained. quake struck. the earthquake was cracking of the 'In domestic structures, 'As Is now well-known, mortar and masonry In the weatherboard houses performed earthquakes of similar magnitude parapet or gables. best overall In the earthquake, to the one which occurred on December 28, 1989, were recorded had sprung loose from bolting and Just how fortunate this IIb- 9 in 1925 and 1868. It would appear was swaying precartously. Every­ rary was to escape major damage Is that the effects from these previous thing was covered wtth layers of evident when compared to the earthquakes on Newcastle have dust. Fortunately the Library was damage receIved by the nearby not made a lasting impression on closed for the Christmas break and Regional Art Gallery and adjOinIng the consciousness of the Newcastle so possible Injury to library users Regional Library, and other build­ population. and staffwas averted. ings In surrounding streets. 'If the Newcastle region Is Most books fell from the top given a non-zero seismic rating, floors, especially at the extremities Elizabeth GUilford, what will be the effect on Newcastle of the building. Fortunately only Auchmuty Library structures? For new structures It some 50 books were badly dam­ will mean greater attention to aged. The fact that most of the structural detail to ensure struct­ shelving had been braced undoubt­ Enrolment ural continuity, particularly In edly saved the Library from greater decrease Joint design. In general terms the damage, as It prevented the shelves extra cost wUl be relatively small. from toppling over in a concertina and lower cut-offs 'The more Important as­ effect across the reading rooms. pects wtll be ensuring that these Even wtth bracing, a number of the Academic Senate was told on Janu­ measures are actually carried out shelves 'walked' up to five centi­ ary 31 that It was expected the in practice. metres. As noted earlier, end wall University would not meet Its 'It Is more difficult, how­ shelving bolted to the walls sprang target for the enrolment of new fever, to know what to do wtth loose. students this year. existing buildings and what to do The appearance of the Lib­ The Deputy President of for domestic construction. rary belled the amount of real Academic Senate, Professor Ron 'Badly damaged bUildings, damage that It had sustained from MacDonald. said the Higher Sch­ particularly of heritage value, can the earthquake. On inspection by ool Certificate cut-off levels for the be repaired at a price. Retrofitting University engineers It was reveal­ admission of students to some of tof existing buildings for future ed that only relatively minor the University's courses had been earthquakes Is expensive, If feas­ structural damage had occurred in lowered. Ible at all, particularly for mason­ the building. There are several Professor MacDonald said ry structures. cracked columns, and cracking of apparently the cut-offs at univer­ 'It would appear that the walls especially around stairways sities right across Australia had Newcastle earthquake has been a and near corner JOints. Gaps have dropped. case of InsuffiCient data being also appeared between walls espec­ 'In particular, the Univer­ available to those who needed It - Ially near the ceUing. sity Is concerned that whilst the mainly the structural engineers. Staff returned to work on former Hunter Institute sector's Data collection and data manage­ Tuesday, January 2, and, after eng­ enrolment seems to be on target, ment Is an on-going, but not ineers had Inspected the building the cut-offs have dropped, for necessarily very expensive, exer­ and declared It sound, they were example in teacher-education. cise, but It reqUires commitment unable to set about restortng order. We face a problem not only Jrom Government and It requires By mid-afternoon most of the wtth student numbers but also wtth Ikommltment from the research debris had been cleared and bookS the quality of the candidates. We're funding organisations. placed on holding shelves so that a not attracting into education stud­ 'In the past, the Govern­ team of cleaners could be brought ents who are top performers'. ment has been unw1lling to support in. The Library was closed to users Professor MacDonald sug­ data gathering and collation until FrIday, January 5. gested that the University step up "exercises. The University was fortun­ Its schools liaison activities this 'Y 'In the end, It Is a question ate too that the Huxley Library year and inject more resources into of the risk that society Is wtlllng to sustained only minor damage. the production of pamphlets and tolerate and the amount of money Some cracks appeared In parts of booklets. 'Englneertng showed the It wtshes to spend on rtsk manage­ the llbrary, and cement rendertng way In this respect last year', he ment', Professors Me1chers and fell away from some walls - all of said. Page said. which can be easily rectified. Although a publicity cam­ Thanks are due to Mr Gary paign had resulted In the Univer­ Earthquake Jones and his band of willing sity receiving many Inquiries from workers, who helped to put the prospective students and there was damage to Uni library In order again, also to the concern about student qUality, \ libraries Maintenance, and Buildings and the University would not be badly The earthquake which hit New­ Grounds staff for their continuing off as regards student numbers. .~ castle on December 28 left much of help and advice. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor the Auchmuty Library looking as The newer part of the (Academic), Professor Michael though a cyclone had passed Conservatorlum sustained major Carter, said the pOints made were through It. structural damage. However, the Important. Nevertheless, the Uni­ The floors of four of the six library situated In an older part of versity was stili attracting many main reading rooms were covered the complex managed to escape top quality students. wtth thousands of books which almost Intact. As wtth the Auch­ Professor Frank Bates said had fallen from the shelves, muty LIbrary, a number of books It was unrealistic for the public to together wtth hundreds of broken were thrown to the floor. perceIve universities In terms of ceiling tiles and Insulation batts. The library Is situated on cut-offs. The UniversIty would do Other tiles were hanging loose the third floor of a five floor brtck Itself a great deal of good If It from the ceiling with exposed building and has concrete floors diffused the obsession wtth HSC wtrIng, and some end wall shelving and plaster ceilings. It was built scores. about 1930. I I

10 we are. With thts 'remembertng' we coke from high cost coking coal. RESEARCH can assert our power. conduct our The process however has social Intercourse, and simply live many unresolved technical and REPORTS our lives. fundamental problems. Previous laboratory studies have produced conflicting results, mostly because Old debates and of technical difficulties In high temperature kinetics Involving the new problems molten state. By using the Isotope tech­ In a doctoral thesis In philosophy, nique, Shouyl Sun has been able to Dr Bill Warren argued that the overcome the limitation of mater­ debate between the famous Karl Ial transport In the melt, a major Marx and a little-known philos­ complication In the kinetic study, opher, Max Stlrner, has signif­ and to obtain the necessary data. icance for contemporary concerns This. together with data from for the quality of life In advanced preceding studies, will shed some technological society. The thesis Is light on the mechanism of the a sympathetic reading of Stlrner's smelting reduction of Iron ore by major work, Der Einztge und Sein carbon, which Is just one example Etgenthum (usually translated as of many potential apPIiCatlOn!6j The Ego and His Own), which repre­ Improving the current Iron ~) sents one of the most formidable • Dr BtU Warren steel production and In develop It assaults on authoritarianism ever new processes. launched. Part of his work has been The thesis, Max Stimer, Kinetics research communicated to and published by Karl Marx, and the Problem of the 3rd International Confere~ Se1jhood in Technological Society, Shouyl Sun, of the Department of on Molten Slags and Fluxes hel'\j)i commences from the basis of that Mechanical Engineering, recently June 1988 In Glasgow. . loss of the Individual and that completed his doctoral study and Shouyl Sun said he had submissiveness Identified as char­ will receive his PhD degree at the enjoyed his stay In Newc~.stle and acterising life In contemporary 1990 graduation ceremonies. found people generally frle.ldly. society. Stlrner develops an His thesis, submitted In On completing his study, he uncompromising attack on every December 1988, presents the re­ felt grateful to the staff members attempt to make the Individual sults of five year's research In the for the help he needed and received subservient: In particular, to field of kinetics (the study of from them. He also felt grateful to abstract concepts, 'causes', conven­ reaction rate and mechanism) In his Wife, Ling Zhang, who Is tions, etc. Among his many targets pyrometallurgy, under the super­ currently preparing her PhD tIlesls was morality, and that abstraction vision of Dr G.R Belton, Honorary on Computer StmulatfDn of D!lJUs­ that was 'the revolution'. He Professor , and Associate Professor fDn In Solids, for her encourage­ caught Marx when Marx's own WADates. ment. It Is understood that ShoP\"~ work was moving from a moral Using the carbon-14 Isotope Sun will be the first malnIlj!' criticism of capitalism to a more exchange technique, he measured Chinese student to be awarded the 'scientific', political-economic the rate of the chemical reaction of degree of PhD from this Univer­ approach. Marx became an early carbon dioxide-carbon monoxide sity. critic of SlImer and In his critique with various oxide melts and found states the first version of what Is that the rate Is slgntficantly affect­ now recognised as 'mature' ed by the state of oxidation of iron OW Marxism. oxide present In the melts, as well :u~~~f~~ claSSiC Dr Warren argues that It Is as by the addition of surfactants. The Department of Drama's first thedebate between SUrner and These findings are consistent with stage production for 1990 will be a Marx that Is slgntficant: a debate a reaction model according to play which has been described by between Marx's 'social' and SUr­ which a carbon dioxide molecule critics as 'a modern Australian ner's 'existenUal' man/person. It receives two negative charges from classic' and 'a breakthrough for forces us to reflect on the Inner the melt, and the breaking-up of tile (Australian) drama, Into a new core of our being that struggles to this charged molecule determines Imaginative dimension'. assert Itself but which refuses to be how fast the overall reaction It Is Jack Hibberd's, A rendered totally submissive. proceeds. stretch of the Imagination, which Critical reflection on the This Is fundamental resear­ was written In 1972 and Is centred type of life that advanced technol­ ch In pyrometallurgy. The react­ around a fascinating and ambig­ ogy generates - a life of alienation, Ion Is found In many Industrial uous figure of Monk O'Neill. powerlessness, a decline of Inter­ processes of metal production, The production forms part personal relationships, a celebrat­ Including conventional Iron and of the Honours program of the Ion of management and effiCiency, steelmaking as well as the smelt­ Department of Drama and Is dir­ and a deterioration of genuine
ng reduction of iron ore by carbon ected by Angela Davies. cartng - Is usefully structured In widely explored In major steel Dates and Venues: Drama terms of the Stlrner-Marx debate. producing countries In recent Studio, February 27 to March 1 at Dr Warren indicated that It years. As an alternative to the 6.30 pm. and March 2 to 3, at 8 pm. was SUrner's Iconoclasm, In part­ blast-furnace process, the smelting Admission Is by donation Icular, that attracted him: this Is a process has the potential to use and further Information and reser­ devastating and powerful stimulus coal directly for reducing Iron ore, vations may be obtalned from tele­ for us to remember who and what saving the expense of first making honing Extension 705. In some respects this Uni­ Icantly larger percentage Increa- 1 Commonwealth verSity has fared well In the ses In their funding than their pre- funding funding allocations, particularly 1987 counterparts. · compared to other pre-19B7 uni­ The funding announce­ announcement versities. The University has ment also Includes advice on the obtained a growth rate In funding 1992 capltaI works program. This The Department of Employment, · and student numbers that Is sign­ University has obtained $4.2 mil­ Education and Training (DEET) Ificantly higher than the State lion for a Learning and Educat­ has announced Commonwealth and National averages. Our Ional Technology Services buildi­ funding for higher education for · operating grant Will Increase by ng and a further $0.5 mt1lion for the 1990-1992 TrIennium. approximately 11 per cent over the much needed additional student The Government's funding · TrIennium, which Is to be match­ accommodation. The University and student load decisions are ed by a similar percentage growth will also benefit from the ann­ based on an assessment of each In student load (See table below). ouncement of a $60.000 main­ unlverslty's Educational ProflJe · Our exact funding position Will stream equity grant for Its NEW­ and the outcome of subsequent depend on how the Government·s STEP program. Only four main­ negotiations between each Insti­ new overseas students policy Is stream (three year funding) init­ tution and the Department. · Implemented. However, It Is likely iatives were awarded In Australla An Educational ProflJe Is that the average funding per this year and only one other In essentially a growth plan for the student (EFTSU) Will be main­ New South Wales. Omlng Triennium which all tained or Will fall marginally (-0.3 stltutlons In the Unified Nat­ per cent) by the end of the TrIen­ On a less positive note, the ~onal System are required to nium. The average operating grant University was omitted from the submit for consideration. Each · per EFTSU across Australia will allocation of money from the ProflJe document Is assessed In fall by 0.6 per cent. National PrIority (Reserve) Fund the context of Government prlor­ A comparison of operating for projects to enhance the quality dies and the perceived needs of the grants In New South Wales shows of education. A relatively small l.::2'nlverslly's catchment area. The this University has received a sum ($400,000) was announced to factors which the Government · reasonably favourable allocation assist the University With amal­ takes Into account In allocating (prior to the planned reductions gamation expenses. However, this funded student growth Include: that will occur as the new overseas was money already promised to State and Regional population · student policy Is Implemented). the University - no new com­ trends; participation rates In Our 'unadjusted' grant wIlllncrea­ mitment of support was received, higher education In relation to the se by 13 per cent over the Trlen- despite the considerable expense National average; school retent­ · nlum compared to a growth of 3.5 Involved In the physical and Ion rates; the perceived level of per cent at Sydney, 3.4 per cent at procedural Integration of our unmet demand and an Instltut­ Macquarie and 1.7 per cent at the three campuses. A submission lon's ability to sustain growth. University of New South Wales. will be sent to DEET requesting The recent funding ann­ The largest Increase In New South them to recognise the exceptional ouncement contains the Govem­ Wales and Australla was awarded costs Involved In such a large hji:ient's determination of financial · to the new University of Western amalgamation and to provide the \:J,sources and student load targets Sydney whose operating grant will necessary funding assistance for each University for the next Increase by 32 per cent over the given the advanced state of our three years. On the financial Side, Triennium. In general the new Integration and the Immediate the total funds allocated to the universities have received slgnlf- financial needs of the University. higher education system Will con- ti;i\rlUe to grow at a steady rate. Operating Grant" & Target Student Load ~nlverslty operating grants Will Increase (In real terms) by Just over six percent during the 1990- 11R' 199i2 Per cent Change 1992 TrIennium. This In Itself Is not a sufficient Indicator of the . Operating Grant ($'000) 74466 837B3 12.5 strength of the Government's sup­ Total Target Load (EFTSU) 8840 9815 11.0 port for higher education. Consid­ Commencing Target (EFTSU) 3575 3950 10.5 eration must also be given to the student load expected to be catered for with the available funds. On • PrIor In adjustment Jor new overseas student policy. l this side of the ledger the Govern­ ment Is expecting student load to grow by about eight percent over the Triennium - almost two University included in electricity development l: percentage points faster than the The Electricity Commission of He said the techilOlogy Increase In funding. New South Wales will establish a research centre would be a major The effect of the relatively technology research centre on, or development by the ElectriCity faster growth In student numbers adjacent to, the Unlverslty's CommiSSion and It would have arr Will be a decline In the average grounds. Impact on the University because I funding per student (EFTSU). Announcing the decision at of the Interaction with several Although In percentage terms the Senate on January 31. the Vlce­ University departments. decline Is likely to be relatively Chancellor said the Electricity The Vice-Chancellor said small (around one percent), the CommiSSion also Intended to fin-' the Chair In Fuel and Combustion fundtng 'loss' to the system could ance a new Chair In Fuel and was a new development also to be be In the order of $40 million. Combustion at the University, warmly welcomed. 16 good and varted expertence in staff EEO NEWS training and development and public relations. Mr Welsh will be sorry to lose her, but his loss Is our Environmental Unfortunately, much of the EEO galn. Research Grants news at the moment is negative. Please take note now that Our new Director of Affirmative on Tuesday, March 27, the Action, Dr Les Eastcott, is still on University will, along with the Lake Macquarte CIIy Council has sick leave and his return date is other tertiary institutions and the allocated $40,000 to fund research not yet known. In the meantime, New South Wales Public Service be into the envtronmental problems Dr Allan Taylor is carrying on as participating in the statewide EEO confronting the Lake and its Acting Director of Mfirmative catchment. Applications are now Survey being conducted by the invtted from Action in addition to his already Office of the Director of Equal institutions and full workload. Opportunity in Public Employ­ indivtduals for grants to fund None of this can be helped, ment. relevant research projects. of course, and we vety much Research prtortties are appreciate what Dr Taylor is doing This will, in our case, be a determined by the Lake for EEO. But we are hoping for Dr total survey of all staff who are on Macquarte Research Committee Eastcott's speedy recovery. the University payroll on the which is comprtsed of repre­ preceding payday. sentatives from Council, State More Importantly, the EEOj Departmental EEO Liaison Government departments, . AA Committee has been out of industry and the Universily existence since November 1. 1989, Officers will be requested to assist :I with distribution of question­ Newcastle. Issues which have and no steps that I am aware of been identified as worthy of con- have been taken to reconstitute it. naires, answering of queries. follow-up etc. The survey will of sideration for funding include: Advice on composition has been accelerated sedimentation of given to the Vice-Chancellor, mem­ course be totally confidential. bers of Council, Mr Hennessy The questionnaire will be the Lake, evaluated nutrtenp analysed centrally, In Sydney, and levels In the Lake, wetland ~ (when he was still Director of ecology and management, fls Affirmative Action). and Dr East­ the information returned to us in statistical form. population ecology and cott (who didn't have an opportun­ management, toxic metal ily to consider it before going on This survey will give the exchange between water, sediment sick leave). State and the University very and biota, effects of thermal The proposal for an intertm useful infonnation on the ways in discharges into the Lake, air EEOjAA Committee, to be formed which EEO poliCies are changing qUalily in the clly, from the members of the two fonn­ work practices and employment environmental aspects of solid er committees has just recently proffies. The better the response waste disposal and recycling plus been endorsed by the Acting Vice­ from the staff, the more confid­ urban bushland management. Chancellor. I hope to have a ently we will be able to assess our It Is expected that the results of meeting in early February at the EEO program and draw valid funded projects will assist latest, by which time we will have compartsons with other uniVersit­ Council and other lake mana~ been without a committee for three ies. We are therefore most to either develop approprtate IV months - too long. The committee earnestly seeking the iuil co­ use practices or plan remedial and will discuss the issue of the operation of all staff In completing preventative works. composition of the permanent the questionnalre. Applications specifYing detalls of EEOjAA committee, with partic­ I will be contacting EEO the proposed project, funding ular attention to the need for sought, qualifications and{'\, effective union and employee Lialson Officers about this soon, to put them fully in the picture. expertence of the applicants aU consultation. the names and addresses of two referees should reach Council by The EEO Unit will probably SUsan M. Jones be moved from its current location, EEO Co·ordinator Friday, March 30. but we don't know where to, or Preliminary enquirtes may be when (the third negative bit of directed to Council's news). Mr Don Foster the Registrar Envtronment Officer, Mr T. (Universily Services) is working on Gippel by telephoning (049) 58 this now. 5333. There are, however. some good and positive developments to Occupational Health r~port. Ms Terryl Smith, formerly and Safety of Mr Paul Welsh's staff, has accepted the pOSition of EEO The Universlly has appointed a Officer in the Unit, filling the new Occupational Health and poSition len vacant by Ms Alethea Safely Officer, Ms Helen Dennis, Taylor when she moved over to the who will commence duly on Hunter Institute shortly before February 12. amalgamation. Terryl has been Helen is currently Occupational secretary of the former HIHE's EEO Health and Safely Officer with Advisory Committee, has studied Newcastle TAFE. EEO and AA prtnciples in a person­ nel management course, and has a .-______-.13

OBITUARY Mr Ulric Burstein The founding Director of the This enabled him to give Although he very much · Newcastle University Choir and . expression to one of his great wished to conduct performances the former director of the loves. and Indeed distinctions, of La Trauiata In Spring 1989. Hunter Orchestra. Mr Ulric the conducting of choral music. complications associated With a · Burstein. died on December 28. kidney transplant only allowed 1989 after a short IOness. partiCipation In some rehear­ This activity led to his leader­ sals. A dynamic and aggressive ship of the University Choir leader. Ulric Burstein fought for which In May 1977. gave Its 12 years to form a symphony performance of Verdi's monu­ Mr Burstein lived to see the · orchestra based In the Hunter mental Requiem. completion of the second great Region. and was a leading figure opera performance In recent In the rise of both choral and From 1979 to 1981. Mr years. and saw the Hunter symphony performances In the Burstein served as Choral Orchestra move one step closer Region. His drive and enth­ Director of the Queensland to his dream. usiasm wtlI be sorely missed. Conservatorlum. He will be remembered for He then returned to New­ his love of music, his sense of castle to begin again his cease­ compassion and social respon­ less campaign to establish a sibility, his work with children profeSSional orchestra In the and adults. and his never­ heart of a region renowned for ending support for the region. Its musical talent. May the organisation that In 1982 he was appointed he helped to found, the Hunter mUSical director of the New­ Orchestra. see the eventual castle City Choir and In 1983 fulfillmen t of his dream. was the cond uctor of the performance of Benjamin Brit­ Dr Howard A. Bridgman, ten's Noyes Fludde Which Department oj Geography launched the successful child­ Mr Burs teln was born In ren's opera company, and this New Zealand. After his formal association he was to nurture education at the University of and develop over the folloWing Auckland. where he studied three years. plano under Gerog TInter, he went to London where he con­ It was In 1985 With the In­ tinued his studies under the augural concerts of the Hunter ... tutelage of the distinguished Orchestra, that Ulric Burstein Ii conductors Sir John PrItchard Tribute .' took the musical direction of and subsequently Sir Colin the organisation With which he Davis. will always be associated. ProJessor Michael Carter, who Given his training and his own was Acting Vice-Chancellor Mr Burstein's Royal Albert predilections. It Is certainly when Mr Burstein died, said the · Hall debut With the New Sln­ significant that Mr Burstein's Untuerstty had benefited from fonla of London was received latest successes have brought the life and work oj Ulric With great enthusiasm, espec- together the worlds of vocal Burstein. · lally his sensitive rendition of music and of theatre. His , ·It was a Joyful occaSion Bruckner's Symphony No.4. musical direction of PuccinI's when the Uniuerstty marked Mr La Boheme In 1987 and of Burstein's contribution to the Schumann's ManJred In 1988 mUSical life oj the Hunter by Aller a period spent travel­ conferring upon him the ling between his native New honorary degree oj Master oj •. · Zealand to conduct the New brought acclaim and recognit­ Arts. Zealand Symphony Orchestra Ion that the Hunter had both the 'That joy now turns to and Britain, Mr Burstein arriv­ abUllyand the destre to produce sadness. Yet the memory oj ed In Newcastle. In 1976 he opera of the highest standard. Ulric Burstein wUl endure. His founded the Newcastle Conserv­ tenacity, utgour and mUSical atorlum Symphony Orchestra In 1989, Mr Burstein rec­ accomplishments will enrich and, almost simultaneously, he eived an honorary degree of the life oj the region Jor all commenced a series of choral Master of Arts from the Univer­ time'. · classes sponsored by the Uni­ sity of Newcastle for his con­ versity's Department of Com­ tributions to music In the' munity Programmes. region. It" ! I proceed via Cardtff shops through '4 New bus services Elermore Vale and Wallsend. to 2NUR appeal to meet rising arrive at the University by 8.45 reached $220,000 and 9.45 am respectively. The demand return trips will depart from the Donations received and pledged to University at 4.15 and 5.15 pm. The Manager of Newcastle Buses. the 2NUR Building Appeal. to reaching Cardiff Station at 4.35 provide new studios for the radio Mr Len Regan. has announced the and 5.35 pm and arriving at introduction of 12 new bus setvlces station on the campus. have rea­ Belmont via the Lake at 5.15 and ched $220.000. to operate from the commence­ 6.15 pm respectively. ment of the enrolling week. These new routes have been The Chairman of the Board February 12 of First Semester. designed beartng In mind the needs of Directors of 2NUR. Professor Besides opening up access to the of the University for access to more Cyril Renwick. said the support University for staff and students dormitory suburbs for student given to the appeal since It was living In areas of Newcastle with­ accommodation. If these routes launched over a year ago was vel)' out convenient bus connections. are well used and attract good pleasing. these new services will be of patronage the number of setvlces He said among the donat­ particular value In opening up each day will be Increased to meet Ions and pledges were ones from a access to new dormitory suburbs the demand. combination of Hunter Valley which have many potential places Interests and Individuals. for lodging students who are Included were: unable to return to former lodgings Newcastle City councYlti ) devastated In the December Concern expressed $20.000; Broadcast Investrnen.I earthquake. Ply. Ltd .• $10.000; Hunter Water Eight of the new setvlces from twin-city Board. $10.000; Newcastle Work­ will run to and from Belmont; two ers' Co-operative Club Ltd .• $5.000; each way via Gateshead and The University of Newcastle­ MSB-Port of Newcastle. $5.000; Charlestown and two each way via Upon-Tyne. England. Is very Shortland ElectriCity. $5. OO~) the Lake and Cardtff. The remaIn­ concerned about the possible Commonwealth Bank. $5.00dll"
ng four setvlces will run on a new damage to this University caused Westpac. $5.000; Newcastle News­ route which starts at The Junction the the earthquake. papers Ply. Ltd .. $2.500; Sulphide shopping centre and travels first to Professor Frank Bates • Corporation. $2.000; Earp Broth­ Merewether Heights. Garden City. Professor of Law. has received ers Hardware Ply. Ltd .. $2.000; New Lambton South and then the follOwing leUer from A1lco Steel Corporation Ply. Ltd .. follows the 236 Route to the Uni­ Professor TIm Frazer. Professor $2.000; Boral Umited. $2.000; MCP versity. of Law at the University of Manufacturing Ply. Ltd .. $2.000; Application has also been Newcastle-Upon -Tyne: Mr Doug Lloyd (David Lloyd made to the Minister for Transport We have been vel)' distressed at Funeral Directors). $2.000; Leigh­ to commence a bus service from the news of the earthquake In ton Contractors Ply. Ltd .• $1.500; Toronto to the City via the Uni­ Newcastle. and very much hope Cutcher & Neale. $1.000; Rundles verSity In the event that the that you and all your colleagues Pty. Ltd .. Kooragang cement Fasslfern-Toronto rail link Is are safe and well. We have only $1.000; Alexander Stenhouse Ltd I closed. In the mean time the new received outline details of the $1.000; Turnbull & Hili Partners.D Belmont-University via the Lake damage. from which I gather that $1.000; Chemplex Australia Ltd .• buses will connect at Cardiff most of the casultles occurred as $1.000; Hunter Valley Steamfest. Station with trains from Toronto the result of the collapse of a $1.000; Catholic Church. Diocese and Fasslfern. social club. We do not know what of Maitland. $1.000; Newcastlh On the new Route 336. buses other damage was suffered In the District Bowling ASSOClatlo~1 will depart from Belmont at 7.55 city or the suburbs. $600; Skefco Bearings (Newcastle) and 8.55 am each weekday. They Please accept the good wishes of Ply. Ltd.. $500; The Hon. Milton will travel on the Pacillc Highway all of us In the Department. and Morris. Hunter Valley Training via Belmont North to reach our hopes that you have not been Co .• $500; Mr Peter Doyle. $500; Charlestown at 8.20 and 9.20 am. personally affected by the The Institution of Engineers. New­ and on via Rankin Park. Cres­ disaster'. castle DIv .. $500; Braye. cragg. Fox slngton Way. Wallsend and Jes­ Over a year ago. Professor Bates & Maher. $500; Mr John Lambert. mond to arrive at the University at travelled overseas to visit $500; W. Stronach Ply. Ltd .. $500; 8.45 and 9.45 am respectively. The Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to R W. Black Ply. Ltd .• $500; Brian return trips will depart from the Investigate an academic twIn­ Cogan & Associates. $500; Aust­ University at 4.15 and 5.15 pm. city relationship. ralian Poultry Ltd.. $500 and reaching Charlestown at 4.~0 and He experienced a warm and Standard Bros Launch Services 5.40. and Belmont at 5.05 and 6.05 frtenHunter Region the BULlEIlN, c/- the former 72,000 kms, original owner, log held In Newcastle recently, a large Huntersearch Office, Hunter books with full service history, number indicated that they would Building. Telephone 68 7328. excellent condition, tow-bar and not support the course as It was roof racks. Asking price: $9,850 or currently structured',' Mr McCor- near offer. Please telephone 48 mick said. ' 7037.