Referendum Proposed to Reestablish Second Chamber
Government considers constitutional amendment to require a people’s referendum before creating any second chamber of Parliament. Premier W P Smith may push legislation after deliberations. Past attempts to reestablish the Legislative Council faced party divisions and calls for a clear popular mandate.
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W. P. Smith
Legislative Council
Rome
Ohers
Moore
Petard
New South Wales
Queensland
MOVE DEFEATED AT INTERSTATE FILM EXHIBITORS CONFERENCE
At a Sydney inter state conference film exhibitors failed to pass a motion to reduce minimum admittance charges on certain week nights. An amendment to omit minimum prices from future contracts also failed. The group agreed to seek signatures on an agreement to pay higher rates for super productions and to oppose protection delaying suburban releases. The Federal film duty rise will be reviewed, and the conference continues tomorrow.
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Sydney
Queensland
Fatal fall after alleged theft leads to death
Sydney August 20 Gules Bocey age 33 of Darlinghurst died at St Vincent's Hospital after a struggle with a man accused of stealing clothing hung out to dry. Bocey chased the thief through Craigend Lane and Surrey Street, was struck in the face, fell and suffered a fractured skull later dying in hospital.
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Sydney
Bocey
Su Street
Darlinghurst
St Vincent's Hospital
Craigend Lane
Boccy
Mie
Surrey Street
Nine New Codes Aimed at Recovery Plan Details
Washington reports nine new industry codes approved for the USA recovery plan, covering coal pretzel asphalt shingles woolens metal lathe and malleable iron sectors. The United Mine Workers of America is unofficially forecast to be recognized. wage figures range from about 3.84 to 4.60 dollars daily for various worker groups, with regional differences noted in Pennsylvania Ohio and southern fields. An NRA official Benatar Johnson is said to have prepared the code agreement for press filing. Data appears drawn from a damaged OCR transcription with uncertain dates and figures.
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United Mine Workers of America
Benatar Johnson
National Recovery Administration
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Brisbane adopts £55000 loan for electricity extension
The Brisbane City Council approved a £55,000 loan from Mears J. B. Were and Bon Melbourne for electricity extension. The 20 year loan carries 4 percent interest and funds will cover house services and meters, overhead mains, plant and apparatus, street lights, transformers and switch gear, underground mains and assisted wiring of houses with estimated revenue of £19,250.
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Brisbane
Civic Executive
Mears J. B. Were
Bon
Melbourne
Viscount Grey III Falls Seriously Ill
London August 28 Viscount Grey of Palladen once Sir Edward Grey foreign secretary at war outbreak is seriously ill and in hospital.
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London
Viscount Grey
Palladen
Sir Edward Grey
Second Test Tennis Tour to Britain Arranged for Australia
The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia outlines a five test tour against Great Britain with tests in Sydney Brisbane Melbourne and Adelaide plus an Australian Championships in Sydney. British players Perry Lee Hughes Wilde travel from England and New Zealand with planned arrivals in November. The 1834 Davis Cup prospects point to a European zone challenge while a Japanese visit is hoped to be arranged.
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Melbourne
FP. J. Perry
H. G. Lee
G. P. Hughes
P. J. Wilde
Lawn Tennis Association of Australia
Lee
Wilde
Sydney
New Zealand
Marama
Hughes
England
Brisbane
Norman Brookes
Tasmania
Adelaide
Perth
Pacific
British Envoy Maule Romaay Appointed to Budapest
Sir Patrick William Maule Romaay serves as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Budapest following his posting in Athens. The appointment elevates his diplomatic role within the British foreign service.
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London
Patrick William Maule Romaay
Athens
Budapest
England to Australia Voyage Unlikely Record Breaker
London reports Colin Sullivan a 25 year old resident of Stockport left Westminster Bridge in an unsinkable craft bound for Australia. He expects the voyage to take two years aided by provisions a tent a stove a compass firearms and a wireless pet on board.
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London
Colin Sullivan
Stockport
Westminster Bridge
Australia
Gold Price Report From London August Second
London price quotation shows gold at £4 as of today down from £6 last bid yesterday. The report notes the modest decline in the precious metal's value in the London market.
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London
Mystery Australian aviator to fly solo Melbourne to Germany
A well known Australian aviator, identity withheld, will make a goodwill solo flight from Melbourne to Germany in a special aeroplane ready for assembly. The mission, organized by Melbourne German and other residents, aims to carry a scroll to the German authorities and celebrate the centenary air race with support from the German consulate and local supporters.
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Melbourne
Germany
Spasial Couren
F. J. Bennell
Herr Hitler
Australia
England
Co 1
Alfonso Wins Case Bonds in Italian Bank
Rome reports a tribunal awarded ex King Alfonso £75,000 in bonds deposited by his mother in an Italian bank. The Spanish Government had claimed ownership for the State. Alfonso abdicated in 1931 and later said any return would be by the free will of the people.
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Australian Press Association
Rome
Alfonso
Al-fonse
Spain
Poral
Queensland Institute of Chartered Accountants Rejects Registration
In Queensland the Institute of Chartered Accountants rejects compulsory registration calling it a retrograde step that would hinder interstate professional services and endanger the profession. State chairman Mr W E Savage argues for modern audit laws and up-to-date provisions instead. Messrs A W Munro and FE Thompson are re-elected as retiring state councillors. Mr T C Kerr appointed auditor.
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Queensland
Uts
W. E. Savage
Institute of Chartered Accountants
A. W. Munro
Thompson
T. C. Kerr
New International Code of Signals to Start in 1934
The Board of Trade announces that the new international signal code will come into use on January 1, 1934. British, French, German and Norwegian editions are published. Japan Spain and the United States editions expected this year. The British edition covers visual, sound, and radio signalling and aims to standardise wireless telegraphy for ship masters and officers.
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London
Board of Trade
Japan
Spain
United States
National radio addresses by 1000 well known speakers
A national canvass by a committee in every settlement featured one thousand prominent speakers delivering addresses by radio across the country. The event showcased broad political outreach and utilized widespread broadcasting to reach diverse audiences.
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Eagle
Police Seek Man After Alleged Milton Road Robbery Attempt
Brisbane detectives search for a man suspected of attempt to rob Mr. J Downs outside his Milton Road home in Auchenflower on the night of August 21. Downs reports he left the city around 9 Monday.
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Brisbane
J. Downs
Milton Road
Auchenflower
Downs
Extension of Fruit Marketing Trading Powers Refered
The Minister for Agriculture Mr. F W Bulcock will refer a request from the Committee of Direction of Fruit Marketing to the Cabinet. The committee seeks a wider Fruit Marketing Act to allow more canning, create cold stores, and other steps vital to the fruit industry.
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Agriculture
F. W. Bulcock
Committee of Direction of
Bulcock
Great Feast Honors Prince Ratu Cokanaute in Rewa
A large Fiji gathering at Rewa prepares for a decade’s major feast honoring Prince Ratu Cokanaute returning to claim high chief status. Over 1000 pigs and numerous turtles await slaughter while tea bread and vegetable provisions are readied. A vice regal party attends as the prince travels from Bau to Rewa amid ceremonies and dances.
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Buva
Fiji
Rewa
Ratu
Cokanaute
Ving
Cakobau
Bau
Ratu Cokanaute
West Australia Assembly Orders Secession Case Committee
A joint committee of both Houses was formed in Perth to prepare a secession case for submission to the Imperial Parliament. Premier Collier urged non partisan action, aiming for an Parliament expressed view rather than government policy. Members include Collier Latham Keenan Withers and Hawkes.
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West Ausralian Legislative Assembly
Perth
Legislative Assembly
Collier
Latham
Country Party
Keenan
Soviet wage rise for textile workers in Riga
The Riga correspondent reports the Soviet is ordering a 17 percent wage increase for textile workers affecting about 950000 workers now paid 10 pounds monthly. The move aims to lift wing standards and productivity while unprofitable factories will close and dismissed workers face stigma rather than relief. The Soviet also seeks to oust foreign agricultural elements and control the German concession in the Northern Caucasus, with progress noted.
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London
Riga
Caucasus
High Court Refuses Special Leave in Craig Death Case
In Sydney on August 23 the High Court by a 3 2 vote refused Eric Roland Craig special leave to appeal his death sentence for the December murder of Elizabeth Isobel O Connor at National Park. Justices Evatt and M Tiernan would have granted leave, quashed conviction, and ordered a new trial citing concerns about identification evidence.
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Sydney
High Court
Eric Roland Craig
Elizabeth Isobel
Bessie) O'Connor
Natonal Park
George Rich
Starke
Dixon c
Justice Evatt
Mtiernan
Craig
Dixon
Court of Criminal Appeal
Supreme Court
M'Tiernan
Boomerangs Arrive From Oodnadatta Mission for Sale
Australian Cable Service announces genuine boomerangs carved at the Oodnadalla Mission Station are arriving at the South Australian Agent-General's offices to be sold for mission funds. The article notes they are more readily folded than earlier German-made boomerangs displayed in the Australia Mouse entrance hall.
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Oodnadalla
Australia Mouse
Archbishop Sharp In Critical Condition At Hospital
Early this morning inquiries atBt in Hospital elicited that Arch bishop Sharp's condition was very low. His Grace had been in hospital for months, was recovering, but suffered a relapse a few days ago.
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Archbishop Sharp
Grace
Dollar-Sterling Exchange Quotation Report
London reports the dollar to sterling rate at 4 574 pence per pound, down from 4 58 pence yesterday. Traders note slight weakness in the pound as markets respond to global cues and domestic prices.
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London
Harty to Receive Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Sir Hamilton Harty, renowned conductor, will be awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society gold medal for his significant contributions to music. He will receive the honor during the Society’s fast concert of the 1933 34 season before sailing for Australia.
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London
Hamilton Harty
Royal Philharmonic Society
Society
Australia
Men Favored Over Women In Wartime Employment Debate
Mr J G Bayley MLA urged examining the preference of jobs for men over women arguing it harms national welfare. Archbishop Duhig and Mrs Cumbrae Stewart backed the stance noting wartime shifts and the risk of many men remaining unemployed while women fill roles. They urged government leadership to prioritize men in employment where possible to protect families and marriages.
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J. G. Bayley
M.L.A
Duhig
Cumbrae-Stewart
Yition
Wynnum
Legislative Assembly
Wome
Opposition Censure Motion Debated on Food Relief Policy
The Legislative Assembly debated a censure motion on government food relief led by Opposition Leader Mr. Leng. The motion was deferred by 63 votes as Premier Mr. Baenen and Minister Stevens defended the administration and discussed abandoning the Family Endowment Tax to shift the burden to general revenue.
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Sydney
J. T. Leng
Legislative Assembly
B. Ba Een
M. Stevens
Ment
Miss Sonny Lowrie First to Cross English Channel This Year
London August 29 Miss Sonny Lowrie swam the English Channel from Cape Grisnez to South Foreland in 15 hours, the first to succeed this year. Mercedes Gleitas E M Temme and Charles Zimmy left the English coast today aiming for France amid excellent conditions.
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Australian Preas Association
London
Sonny Lowrie
English Channel
Cape Grisner
South Foreland
Mercedes Gleitas
E. M. Temme
Charles Zimmy
English
France
Queensland clothing factories face extinction warns Brisbane manager
Queensland factories face extinction due to importing Victoria produced garments under cutting local firms. Brisbane managers claim profits have been negligible with several large shirt and menswear factories in liquidation or near collapse. Foreign "family factories" and Sweating in Victoria cited as key factors.
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Queensland
Victoria
Brisbane
Uth
Employers' view on unfair competition in clothing Boots
Mr. 8 Benjamin of the Employers' Federation of Queensland says unfair competition harms manufacturers. He cites a Melbourne visit where foreigners work weekends and Sundays making clothing and boots under awards, arguing that uniform awards across states amplify the unfairness and calling for measures to stop it.
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Victorina
Melbourne “Age
Oder
Carlton
North Carlton
Princes Hill
Arbitration Court
Melbourne
Queensland
A. A. Fullarton
Queensland Chamber of Manufactures
Victoria
Commonwealth Arbitration Court
Federal
Fullarton
Drake Brockman
Mr. Fullarton
8. Benjamin
Employers’ Federation of Queensland
Wheat Treaty In Peril As Argentina Objects
London reports that Argentina raised objections to the International Wheat Agreement delaying final signing. M. Le Breton planned to sign on arrival from Paris but could not reach Buenos Aires by phone. The dispute centers on revised export allotments after new crop figures reduced world exports from 750 million to about 560 million bushels. Canada and the United States fate in allocations remains debated with Russia and Danubian nations listed among totals.
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London
Argentina
Financial News
M. le Breton
Paris
M. Bruce
America
Canada
Buenos Ayres
Breal
Ttia
United States
Australia
Russia
O'Duffy Leads Push for All-Party National Front
A Daily Telegraph correspondent reports General O'Duffy returning to Dublin to unify opposition groups under a National Party banner led by him. Cosgrave’s party would merge with the Centre Party and the National Guard, aiming for reconciliation with England amid economic strife, while De Valera struggles to act against the Blueshirts.
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London
O'Duffy
Blue Shirts
Dublin
The
Daily Telegraphy
Cosgrave
Trish
Centre Party
National Guard
National Party
Inovement Aeoats
Organim
England
the Times
de Valera
General O'Duffy
London Purchases to Be Exhibited at Tooths Gallery
London purchases by Mr. Bydney Ure Smith for the National Gallery Sydney will be shown at Tooths Gallery London from September 20 to October 7. The collector notes the set forms a highly interesting collection and the full list will be released soon.
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Bydney Ure Smith
National Gallery
Sydney
Tooth's Gallery
London
Vengeance on Dogs Strikes Seven in Prahran
A man with apparent hatred of Alsatians killed seven dogs in Prahran by lacing meat with powdered glass. A local resident lost an prizewinning Alsatian worth £100. Several butchers report recent inquiries for meat suitable for killing dogs, sparking anger among dog owners.
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Prahran
Japan Navy Expansion Topic in Wartime Propaganda
In August reports from the Australian US Association discuss Japan's naval buildup and the mocked notion that such expansion signals an imminent travel race toward war with the United States. The piece notes strained relations between Japan and the United States amid this viewpoint.
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US Association
Agu 28
Ig Mare Eotamann
Weaigemai Aa
Japan
America
United
Brighter Days in Canada as Unemployment Falls
Australian Press Association reports Ottawa says unemployment dropped by about 200000 over four months. In July 24000 workers were absorbed into industry, payroll rose to 1,04,219 dollars on August 1, highest in a year. From April to July, 104000 people joined industrial payrolls.
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Ottawa
Canada
Bureau of Statistics
French Motorists and Road Accident Facts
Paris correspondent notes that statistics show about one half of road accidents in France are due to driver factors. The Daily Mail report references August in London and cites French motorists in a broader traffic safety context.
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Paris
Daily
Mall
France
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J. W. Greene
City Mall
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Fjians
Joint Committee
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Australian Cable Service
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Sir H. Harty
Council of Women
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Channel Swim
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Sydney Art Gallery
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