Daylight saving proved to be very popular on this day in 1972, as television viewers in both Canberra and Sydney voted overwhelmingly in favour of continuing it.
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The question of whether NSW and ACT citizens were in support of daylight saving came after a political struggle broke out between the Liberal and Country Parties over whether or not to retain the practice.
Viewers of the Channel 7 Sydney news, also televised in Canberra, were encouraged to telephone the channel and vote as to whether daylight saving should be continued.
A spokesman for the channel said there would be discussions around an actual survey regarding daylight saving in the ACT.
He advised that the viewers had voted in favour of daylight saving at a ratio of 5 to 1, showing that, while daylight saving was to finish the next day, it would be sorely missed by the majority of NSW and ACT residents.
Lucinda Garbutt-Young
Lucinda Garbutt-Young is a producer at The Canberra Times. She was previously a reporter at the Newcastle Herald, where she covered breaking news, court and other general news. Do you have a story? Email Lucinda at l.garbutt-young@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Lucinda Garbutt-Young is a producer at The Canberra Times. She was previously a reporter at the Newcastle Herald, where she covered breaking news, court and other general news. Do you have a story? Email Lucinda at l.garbutt-young@austcommunitymedia.com.au
