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Legislative Assembly Hansard 1968 Queensland Parliamentary Debates [Hansard] Legislative Assembly TUESDAY, 20 AUGUST 1968 Electronic reproduction of original hardcopy QUEENSLAND 1amentary Debates [HANSARD] THIRD SESSION OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH PARLIAMENT Appointed to meet AT BRISBANE ON THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST, IN THE SEVENTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH 11, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1968 TUESDAY, 20 AUGUST, 1968 "I join Honourable Members in expressing deep regret at his passing. "On 1st August the Honourable OPENING OF PARLIAMENT G. W. W. Chalk was appointed Premier. He Pursuant to the proclamation by His resigned on 8th August and the Honourable Excellency the Governor, dated 2 August, J. Bjelke-Petersen was appointed to succeed 1968, appointing Parliament to meet this day him. I take this opportunity of congratulating for the dispatch of business, the House met Mr. Chalk and Mr. Bjelke-Petersen on at 11.56 a.m. in the 'late Legislative Council attaining that office and I express the hope Chamber. that Mr. Bjelke-Petersen's term as the leader of Her Majesty's Government in Queensland Mr. SPEAKER (Hon. D. E. Nicholson, will be successful and bring continued Murrumba) read prayers and took the chair. progress to our State. The Clerk read the proclamation. "I join Honouri!'ble Members in expressing deep regret also at the recent death of the GOVERNOR'S OPENING SPEECH Honourable Sir Alan Munro, K.B.E., who gave such splendid service to this State as At 12 noon His Excellency the Governor came in state to Parliament House, was Minister for Justice and Attorney-General and announced by the Sergeant-at-Arms, received as Minister for Industrial Development. by Mr. Speaker at the entrance to the "During the past year, my wife and I Chamber, and accompanied to the dais. have continued to visit various parts of our Honourable members being seated, His State, including the North and North West. Excellency read the following Opening Wherever we went we found enterprising Speech- people and healthy children who are being educated to face the problems and the " HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE challenges of the future. ASSEMBLY: "I had the privilege of making a tour to "You have been summoned to this Third the Gulf of Carpentaria with the Flying Session of the Thirty-eighth Parliament of Queensland to consider important business Doctor and I was again impressed by the of concern to the people of our State. splendid work these dedicated men are doing for our people of the outback. "On 31st July last the State suffered a grievous loss by the death of the Honourable "This Session commences the second J. C. A. Pizzey. He was sworn in as Premier century of Parliament's occupancy of this of Queensland on 17th January last in House and reminds us of the debt of succession to the Honourable Sir Francis gratitude owed to the long line of Honourable Nicklin, K.C.M.G., M.M., and he carried Members, public servants and people from out the duties of his office with great all walks of life who have laboured over the advantage to the State and credit to himself years for the advancement of Queensland until his untimely death. and her people. 2 Governor's Opening Speech [ASSEMBLY] Governor's Opening Speech "A century is but a relatively short time gaining in virility and economic strength in the history of mankind and the life of generally and are creating a mounting many nations, but it is practically all we consumer demand that must return added have had to people and advance this vast health, strength and prosperity to the basic State of 667,000 square miles. industries. "My Government feels this is an "Queensland's role in Australia's economy appropriate time, therefore, in the life of has always been one of major importance, separate, independent government in Queensland to observe whence we have and the wealth produced here and exported come and where we are going. overseas has been a real contributing factor to the speed and degree of national "Those who know our history well cannot development. Australian industry depends but be overwhelmed with admiration for the magnificent people in all walks of life who more than most of us realise on Queensland's have gone before us to . establish this State, ability to expand exports. to nurture and advance Its people, to secure "It can be, and will, I am sure, be of its democratic traditions and practices and much greater importance in the future, to protect it at all times. ' provided we work wisely and well to see "Who were these people? What their that it is. methods? There have been thousands upon thousands of them, well known and little "Honourable Members will, I think, agree known, who called this place home and that the present is a desirable time to make availed themselves of whatever ingenuity, still greater efforts to secure overseas energy and purpose they possessed to make earnings. i! a fitting place in which all could happily "Through the changing social and economic live. pattern of the world we are already depending "They were the people who opened settled less on the main market to which we were an~ cultivated an enormous untamed ~creage; accustomed to sell, and it is obvious from bmlt vast networks of railways and roads· our geographical situation that our trading designed and constructed ports, schools: future will be bound up more w1th countries houses and hospitals; sat in this House in in our part of the world. courts of justice, at conference tables· se;ved in government or local authority capacities· "To progress in the way we desire we must actively assist in the weaving of a new in trade unions, industry or commerce. ' and even richer trading pattern. This "They were, in a sentence, people to whom requires the wholehearted, concerted action we are eternally indebted for a State of which of all. we are proud, a way of life in the sun which we would be loath to exchange and ~ "The various commodity boards, the standard of living which constantly' grows Queensland Division of the Export Develop­ better. ment Council and private enterprise generally are doing a splendid job in this regard. "So, as Honourable Members take their seats in this chamber for another century of "The Commonwealth is giving a spirited responsible parliamentary endeavour in the trading lead which my Government will interests of Queenslanders, they have sure continue to support to the limits of its charter, firm foundations upon which to build and but we must look to our leaders in all can set a ceiling height of their own selection. fields of production to think and act in terms of securing still greater income earn­ "There are, too, some really fine natural ings from exports. resources at hand for development and construction and, of course, the tearaway "The great importance, too, of import advance of knowledge is providing savings must not be overlooked. Queensland constructional aids not previously known. was the first State to discover and commer­ cially utilise oil and natural gas, a develop­ "Agricultural and veterinary sciences are ment that has resulted in reduced import lifting the rural potential of this land spending on oil, and one which will allow enormously. some presently imported goods to be manu­ "Its unfolding mineral wealth already has factured profitably within the State. given a great fillip to decentralised develop­ "While today we look back with pleasure ment and promises much more in this at what has been achieved by successive economically and socially desirable direction. governments and generations of Queens­ landers we realise that the years ahead are "Secondary production has outstripped in going to be very demanding of our people. value those great rural products upon which we traditionally and almost solely depended "Knowledge, its acquisition and applica­ for our income until fairly recent times, and tion, appears to be a paramount prerequisite upon which we still rely for the major part to advancement. of our oversea earnings. "We can no longer let the world go by. "The tertiary industries, which, for the We are now too much involved in the statistician anyhow, embrace all other affairs of the great human family to enter­ avocations and callings not directly attached tain dreams of isolationism or independent to primary and secondary production, are action. Governor's Opening Speech [20 AuGUST] Governor's Opening Speech 3 "History is decreeing that we must play "No matter what changes the future does a more communal part in family affairs, bring, my Government feels that it interprets and our people need to be strong at all the feelings, the wishes and the prayers of points to do it and still preserve a separate all Honourable Members and of every identity. Queenslander when it says that nothing must occur which will lessen our attachment to the "Knowledge is a key to future national throne, weaken our true democracy, or impair strength and it becomes a cornerstone of the functioning of our democratic institutions. survival as well when a people are few in Knowing what is happening elsewhere in number, as we are. the world, we must be ever vigilant. The price of freedom is eternal vigihrnce. "Education must continue to receive top priority in the years ahead. "In recalling our indebtedness to Queens­ landers of the past my Government wishes "0~1r University, institutes of technology expressly to include in the tribute to their techJ?lCal colleges and teachers' colleges will worth and work all still within hearing. contmue to expand and develop to meet "Several Honourable Members have pub­ the growing needs of this State.
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