Gangs Challenge Police Amid North Queensland Crime Wave
North Queensland police warn the bombing at Crown Prosecutor J. Quinn’s home signals a broader campaign by urban gangs. They report offshore criminals moving north and vow to curb the terror with stronger surveillance, despite local resistance to jack up prosecutions and equipment.
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Tully
Australia
Foulitm
Experts for Russia in Paris Expect France to Send Specialists
Paris dispatch reports France may send engineering and aviation experts to Moscow after visits by ex Premier Herriott and Minister for Air Pierre Got. The move aims to address Soviet nerves over Benin action and to bolster military links.
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M. Herriott
M. Pierre
Moscow
France
Gold at Record Price in Australia
Sydney reports the gold price reaching a record high for the week ended September 22. The Commonwealth Bank set prices at £7/10/2 per standard ounce and £8/3/10 per fine ounce, with a 92.88 percent premium on the par price. Sovereigns were quoted at 38/2 by the Bank of New South Wales, the day’s highest on record.
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Australia
Commonwealth Bank
Melbourne
Bank of New South Wales
Kingsford Smith Aims England Australia Flight In Gull Monoplane
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, based in London, plans an October 1 flight to Australia in a new Percival Gull monoplane with Gipsy Major engine. The route includes Bagdadachi, Calcutta, Alor Star, and Surabaya. The mission tests high speed long distance taxi capability of the Percival Gull designed by Edgar Percival.
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London
England
Bagdadachi
Calcutta
Alor Star
Sourabaya
Vacuum Ol! Co
Australian National Airways
Australia
Edgar Percival
Secret Propaganda Plan Linked to Hitler in England
The Sunday Referee reports a covert campaign by German Chancellor Herr Hitler to Nazify Britain. Emissary Herr Otto Bene arrives with funds, aided by an Anglo Irish staff near Hyde Park. Bene reportedly conferred with a senior associate of Mr. de Valera.
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Otto Bene
Remove Women From Industry Speech Sparks Debate
Sir Herbert Austin advocates expelling women from industry as a solution to unemployment during a London speech. He argues Britain cannot support a 40 hour week and urges pressure on nations resisting shorter work weeks. He compares to actions in Germany and states women's place is not in business.
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Oxford
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Penny murder linked to double headed penny in Melbourne
Melbourne police probe a fatal street shooting of James John a 28 year old labourer near his home in Pitaroy. authorities say a double headed penny may connect the case to other shootings tied to a gum cheating dispute and a man linked to two up schools. a suspect is detained and held for questioning as inquiries continue.
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Pitaroy
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Dollar sterling exchange quoted in London
London on September 25 quotes dollar sterling at 4.72 to the pound, down from 4.78 on Saturday.
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Dollar Sterling Exchange
State Budget to be presented October 5
As far as can be learned the State will not include any tax increases. The Budget is expected to be presented to Parliament on Thursday October 5 by Premier and Treasurer Mr W Forgan Smith.
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W. Forgan Smith
Elusive Problems at Commonwealth Relations Conference
Thea Times from the Australian Press Association notes delegates at the Toronto conference found problems elusive. It argues that ignoring divergent views gains nothing and warns against preemptive laydown of Imperial cooperation principles while moves toward Dominionhood are still recent. The piece emphasizes relying on general will for continued association that sustains the British Commonwealth.
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Thea Times
Toronto
Dominions
Japan Faces Financial Collapse Over Manchuria Costs
London reports the Daily Herald warns Japan is drifting toward bankruptcy due to Manchuria operations. It cites a £100,000,000 deficit, revenue shortfalls, and a push by the military for more spending amid calls to curb cheap Japanese goods imports.
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Daily Herald
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Manchuria
Pilot Injured in Queensland Club Moth Crash
A Moth aeroplane from the Queensland Aero Club crashed on Mitchell's Island, 12 miles from Taree, injuring pilot George Alexander Henderson 18 of Toowong Brisbane and lightly injuring passenger Thomas Arthur Robinson 10 of Darnoch Terrace West End Brisbane. Engine trouble caused Henderson to land. the aircraft hit a fence, rendering him unconscious briefly before recovery.
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Queensland Aero Club
Mitchell's Island
Taree
George Alexander Henderson
Toowong
Brisbane
Thomas Arthur Robinson
Darnoch Terrace
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Henderson
League Council Election Sparks Intense Lobbying in Geneva
Intense lobbying is underway in Geneva over the October 2 vote for the three non permanent members of the League of Nations Council. Australia’s chances improve after appointment of a new permanent representative with wide international experience.
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League of Nations Council
Australia
Mr. Ing
Brightest Budget for Many Years Promises Tax Relief
Assistant Minister for Defence Josiah Francis discusses a bright budget aimed at relieving taxpayers and boosting industry. He notes £20,000,000 in government taxation and pledges substantial relief to revive trade, with a aim to inspire confidence. Major R. C. Casey sworn in as Assistant Treasurer to await October budget and Treasury administration.
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Defence
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Cas
J. Francis Tomg
Australia
Canberra
Government House
RR. G. Casey
Isaac Isaacs
Casey
Walter Greene
W.M. Greene
Treasury Department
Lang Faces Slander Trial in New South Wales Supreme Court
In Sydney on September 25, Mr Curti leading for J T Lang did not call evidence as the plaintiff suit of seven counts of slander by Albert Charles Willis proceeds. Justice James will rule on Bulli selection after Curtis argued time constraints and executive authority.
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Mr. Curti
K.C
J. T. Lang
Blate
Supreme Court
Albert Charles Willis
New South Wales
Willie
Windeyer
Lang
Curtis
Mr. Lang
Sweeney
Justice James
Central America hit by storms and floods
Fierce storms on Sunday night caused extensive damage across Central America with flooding in Honduras and El Salvador and a tropical hurricane battering Tampico Mexico. Rivers rose and dykes overflowed while thousands faced loss of crops and livestock in multiple regions.
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Honduras
Salvador
Mexico
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Tegucigalpa
Ulua
Aegreso
United Fruit Co
San Salvadore
City
Tampico
Port OF Spain
Conversion loan cash applications reach £100 million
Australian Press Association reports total cash applications for the Commonwealth conversion loan around £100.9 million. The Financial Times forecasts a premium opening for the new stock of Frem ont half to three quarters percent and expects strong interest from trustees and others. The conversion bean amount is £30,951,001.
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London
Australian Press Association
Financial Times
Liberal Aid to Mining in Budget Aims to Boost Industry
The Government plans liberal aid to mining as a key Budget feature to revive employment and expand mineral resources. The Premier and Treasurer W Forgan Smith are expected to present the Budget in State Parliament next week with measures to rehabilitate state coopsins and support large scale development across Queensland's mineral sectors.
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W. Forgan Smith
Sterday
Sietenor Ag
Sheep Seizure Case Heard at Summons Court
In RT George, the District Imement Board sued grazier D Roy Munro and others for allegedly rescuing about 2000 sheep seized on August 16 at Boombah Lane. The board claimed the lane was main stock route. defendants argued the lane lay on Boombah land used for 50 years. The defendant paid £50 release fees, and the magistrate reserved his decision.
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District Imement Board
D. Roy Munro
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J. H. Huggins
D. Armatrong
H. Bryant
Boombah Station
A. K. Bennett
Boombah
Kah
St. George
Nindigully
Bennett
Wm. Rosa Munro
R. H. Allen
P.M
90 Miles an Hour Rail Plane Announced in Chicago
A self-propelled stream-lined rail plane linked to chrome molybdenum steel and duralumin shells is unveiled in Chicago. The 60 foot, 60 seat craft weighs about 10 tons, reducing wind resistance by 60 percent at top speed. Dual automobile-type engines power front and rear axles with sealed windows and climate-controlled interior.
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Royal reunion marks start of Little Entente talks at Sinaia
In Sinaia Romania King Carol and his brother Prince Nicholas returned after 17 months to begin a royal gathering. The Little Entente representatives from Romania Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia met to discuss German disarmament central coin revival Hungarian revisionism and possible Franco Slavic hegemony from the Balkans to the Mediterranean with King Boris of Bulgaria potentially joining for talks on Italian influence.
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Hapsburg
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Mediterranean
M Herriot
France
Europe Fears Grow As Geneva Meetings Open
Europe faces tense forebodings with reports of German war plans and Swiss concerns. The Geneva Assembly opens under nervous scrutiny as Goebbels travels with escorts, while Britain, France and others urge disarmament talks. A Swiss incident with Brown Shirts sparks protests and calls for restraint.
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Geneva
Europe
Fourteenth League Assembly Opens Amid Disarmament Tensions
Geneva reports the League of Nations opens amid alarm over the Disarmament Conference and a poor year in world affairs. Private talks among leading statesmen overshadow debates. Goebbels is closely guarded in Zurich as he gathers info on Western attitudes toward Germany. Paris notes Germany proposes bilateral armament control, fortifications, and limited bomber ban, provoking French concern about shifted power and alliances in Eastern Europe.
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the Times
Sir John Simon
Britain
M. Paul Boncour
France
Signor Alois
Italy
Norman H. Davis
United States
Baron von Neurath
Germany
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Thun
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Weremany
Europe
Orient Prize to Wondai and Maryborough Dairy Wins
Melbourne reports the Orient Jubilee Prize for export butter salted was won by the Maryborough Co-operative Dairy Association's Wondai factory. Maleny and two Victorian factories tied for second, with Kingaroy highly commended. Additional awards listed for boxed butter and cream content.
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Maryborough Co-operative Dairy Association
Maleny Co-operative Dairy Association
Kingaroy
Maryborough Co-operative Dairy Association, Ltd
Wondat
Ul A Ee Co-operative Dairy Associaton
State Credit Plan Outlined by Sunday Dispatch Leader
The Sunday Dispatch reports Mr. de Valera will push a bill to create a State Credit Association with 5,000,000 pounds seed capital to fund new industries. A new enterprise based on a key product is hinted at. In Limerick, 33 injured, five detained after disturbances with rioters vandalizing cars and firing at Civic Guards. During an All Ireland Gaelic final in Croke Park, an attempted broadcast hijack by youths disrupted the radio booth. De Valera attended but did not see the incident.
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Sunday Dispatch
Limerick
Blue Shirt Leader
Croke Park
Lsteners
Mountjoy
Britain to push substantial war debt settlement in Washington
British officials plan to urge a drastic reduction of war debts in talks with the United States in Washington next month. The word cancellation will be avoided to respect American sensitivities, with officials proposing a large scale reduction and a different settlement method.
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America
London
Mall
Frederick Leith-Ross
Ronald Lindsay
Nto
United States
Secretary clarifies speed limits were minimums for tenders
The Defence Department secretary stated that cited speeds were only minimum guidelines. He said the figures were designed to help operators prepare bids and were not fixed maxima.
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Defence Department
M. L. Shone
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