Indonesian woman delegate invited (Tribune, 11 September 1963)

Tribune (1963-09-11) - Indonesian woman delegate invited Source: Trove, National Library of Australia - https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236853310 Date retrieved: 2026-10-17 OCR text (uncorrected) follows. 11 Sep 1963 - Indonesian woman delegate invited Tribune (Sydney, NSW: 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 11 September 1963, page 8 Indonesian womandelegate invitedgYDNEY: Madame Suharti Suwarfo, Indonesian Mem-ber of Parliament and a teacher by profession, will attend the third national con.terence of the Union of Australian Women here, begin, ning next Friday provided \ entry formalities can be com- ' pleted in time. Three international visitors to the conference will be welcomed at the public opening rally at Sydney Trades Hall on Friday, September 13, 8 p,m, In addition to Madame Suwarto overseas guests will be Madame Geeta Mukher.iee from India (repre-senting the Women's International Democratic Federation), and Madame Nina Bogomolova (from the Soviet Women's Committee). Dates to remember The UAW invites all interested people to help give a fitting welcome to the international visitors and interstate delegations.. They also invite visitors to the open sessions of con-ference. Note these dates: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12: © 8.30 a.m.: Mascot airport, Madameueeta Mukherjee arrives per BOAC ' Flight 720. © 8.45 a.m.: Central railway, Queensland delegation (over 40) arrive. 9.00 p.m.: Central railway, Victorian and South Australian delegations arrive.FRIDAY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13: 8.00 p.m.: Sydney Trades Hall, Public Welcome Rally. Speakers include international guests, prominent personalities in youth, women's, trade union organisations. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14: © 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.: National Conference session, open to visitors, at which main reports will he given. Conference will meet daily thereafter at 64a Druitt Street, Sydney, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, September 15-17., More than 200 delegates will attend the conference. A wide variety of resolutions are pouring in, covering such topics as: PEACE: Support for the test ban treaty and plans for increasing peace action directed against foreign bases in" Australia, against French atomic tests in the Pacific, for general and total disarmament. SOCIAL SERVICES: Campaigns for increased child endowment and maternity allowances; increased pensions; improved hospital and medical schemes; free dental treatment for children; elimination of waiting time between application for and receipt of unemployment benefits. ABORIGINES: Support for struggle for equal rights and demands for retention by -Aborigines of their reserves for perpetual use.Resolutions also call for better education facilities, more kindergartens and nurseries to help working mothers particularly, for an improvement in television programmes for children, better quality and cheaper nylon stockings, etc.Madame Suwarto