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PERTH, WA: 6— 12 June, 1985
LOCATION 26 John St, Perth, (off Fitzgerald St) POST ADDRESS PO Box 50, Perth Aberdeen St, WA 6000 PRICE 40 cents
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Bells a bequest to Island church Our Lady, Star of the Sea, will have the loudest voice in the seven bell carillon that will sit on top of Rottnest Holy Trinity church when the brick belfry is constructed in a month or two William Joseph ranks second in honour of Archbishop Foley who blessed the bells at Rottnest on Sunday in the traditional church ceremony that names bells after saints. Ranking third is Cornelius Brendan in honour of the late Father Con Nolan whose substantial bequest was left to the discretion of Father O'Shea to fulfil his dream that a set of bells might ring out over the island Father O'Shea sees the carillon as an adornment to the church he has lovingly constructed and to the happy atmosphere of the island The bells will be operated electrically from a keyboard which will be available for use by competent bell ringers on appropriate occasions. Donors of Rottnests present bells have not been forgotten and Monica Kathleen will remember the Whyte sisters of South Fremantle whose bell will shift to another worthy shrine, says Father O'Shea. Father O'Shea admits there is a touch of family nepotism in the remainder of the heavenly patrons whose souls will ring out. Margaret Rita remembers the late Mrs O'Shea who died after an accident in Fremantle and who was a zealous worker at the Stella Mans Club and had a lot to do with the Rottnest church. Her painting of the large side door there in two hours made her a cham-
painter, says her son Father O'Shea. Another great Stella Mans worker, the late Mrs Rita McCloskey will be remembered in the same bell. Mrs O'Shea's children also get a mention: John Senan for the current director of the Fremantle Stella Mans Centre and parish priest of Ronnest; Anna Marta, his Sister of Mercy sister who has spent her lifetime in WA schools; Patrick O'Shea and their late brother James. pion
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WAIT Process Engineer Bill Gorden a dmiring Rottnest's bells. Star of the Sea, William Joseph and Cornelius Brendan, final to the train made with the he* of his department. See WAIT effort page 16.
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Any forward-looking taxation policy should pay special attention to its effect on children who need a secure and stable environment where parents can help them meet their physical and emotional needs. This was the message given to the Australian bishops' meeting last month by the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission which has been invited to attend the July Tax Summit. Tax and welfare policies should aim at making the family a selfreliant unit capable of caring for its children, its aged and other disadvantaged members.- says the commission. In the absence of taxation relief, many families are often forced into situations which are less desirable for their children's welfare and ultimately more expensive for other taxpayers. "Mothers pressured int() working because of economic necessity contribute to an over loaded labor force with a consequent increase in unemployment." he says. " A growing number of taxpayers, unable to cope with domestic pressures, leave their families with the result other taxpayers are obliged to support the family on more expensive and less satisfactory terms than inadequate family allowances. and where applicable. the spouse rebate.
from NICHOLAS KERR in Sydney
"A significant increase in family allowances seems warranted. The government should encourage family members to accept responsibility for one another." The government needs to devote resources to support responsibility by the original family members.
"Since the family is the fundamental unit of society, the government should consider it as the basic unit for the tax -transfer cyStehl.
"The most expensive form of assistance most families receive is through public finance of the schools to
which they send their children. "Care should be taken to match it to the actual needs of families. " -There is an anomaly when single salary families are taxed more than multiple salary families on the same income. "Distinctions need to be made between higher and lower income, and between incomes which have to support more or fewer people." consideration Special should be given to incomes which meet broader needs especially those of larger single-income families.
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