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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1937
Page
11
The House of Commons Population and Vital Statistics report sparks opposition over falling birth rates. Ministers cite Australia and New Zealand data while MPs dispute data reliability and long term effects. Debate covers fertility, poverty, war fears, and potential birth control questions.
Mr G J Bell of Tasmania was unanimously re elected Speaker as the 16th Federal Parliament assembled in Canberra. Labour party members backed him amid strong ministerial support, with remarks from Prime Minister Lyons praising Bell’s experience and calling for unity. The session touched on governance, precedents, and questions from the opposition about ministerial advisers.
Fragmented OCR text describes a Canberra scene of Senate reform debate amid government controversy. Mentions parliamentary factions, commissions, and public mapping of policy, with uncertain names and dates.
Labour debates Sunday liquor penalties as the government seeks to strengthen compliance. The proposed amendments aim to raise fines under the Licencing Act for Sunday trading, with maximum penalties set for licensees and harsher figures for individual offenders. The bill contemplates fines from twenty to fifty pounds and seeks to ensure a stricter enforcement framework amid political contention.
Canberra reports a government study favoring moving the Mandated Territory of New Guinea capital from Rabaul to an inland site on New Britain or mainland New Guinea. Dr. Woolnough recommends inland location with skeleton seaport, while engineers and town planners may visit New Guinea for alternate routes. Cabinet decision pending and potential use of old German Madany capital debated.
World amateur tennis champion Donald Budge trains at the White City courts in Sydney after his arrival on Monday confirming the tour appearance.
A book containing photographs from the First Australian and New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force, formed and sent from Albany in 1914, was completed in 1915 but banned by the War Centre. After 22 years it is released for publication.
Savings deposits in Canberra reach a new peak of £4,279,000 at the end of October 1936, rising from a low of £192,309,000 in May 1952. The figures show a stark contrast between earlier lows and the latest surge, reflecting a strong upturn in savings holdings.
London reports defend the record of aboriginal administration in Queensland and Western Australia. Acting Administrator Greensland and others argue abuses existed but praise noted efforts, while critics cite extinctions and paternalistic policies. They discuss population estimates and past colonial conduct, noting contrasts across regions.
New York on November 30 reports a tobacconist named Gauss from the Del Tais family left behind a fortune. A safety deposit vault contained 1,082 thousand dollars in large denominations, plus 45 treasure chests of gems, and thousands of shares and securities yet to be valued. Three children and a Biden figure are noted in loose details amid incomplete phrasing.
Deputy Commissioner Lindsey announces fixed wholesale milk prices for November and December 1995. Prices set for whole milk per gallon to producers via wholesale vendors, with probes into dairy pricing and a new milk council scheme under discussion.
A reduced milk price per quart is expected to lower costs for bottlers as bottled pasteurized milk becomes available Friday morning. The move aims to ease seasonal shortages and support the metropolis dairy economy, though some figures remain unclear due to transcription errors.
London reports Mrs E Turner of Grantham describes an English speaking woman taken to Arnhem Land by Dr Thomas, an anthropologist. The woman, who lived in Darwin, praised for fighting skill with spears and boomerangs and noted for great intelligence. Authorities fear she could become a ringleader provoking trouble.
An aged advertisement warns that chronic acid stomach causes indigestion fermentation and stomach irritation. It claims Solix Magnesia neutralizes acid quickly, relieves pain, and promotes comfortable digestion with a pleasant taste and affordable price.
To relieve catarrhal deafness and head noises, a home remedy note suggests warm herbs and a tablespoon of a liquid extract. The fragment mentions a chemist and Daun Arpaugh, with unclear guidance and placeholder terms.
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