State Governor Arrives for Cairns Visit in July
The State Governor Sir John Goodwin and Lady Goodwin will visit Cairns and district for a Northern tour. The schedule includes hospital and school visits, a Sunday return to Cairns via Kuranda, and a Brisbane departure on July 16 after an extended Cairns stay.
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Sir John Goodwin
Negetion
Ablerman
Cairns
Ss. H. Warner
Conirwan
Cairne Harbor
Beard
E. C. Earl
Mra
Engl
Oeret of Pommerce
H. K
Eee Dionall
Hadbionne
Viet Tea
Tea
St. Monies's Convent
Strand
Leavin Vist Cairne and
Edge Hit
Brisbane
Mange-noad
Kuranda
A.M
Campain FE Johnston Tours Australian Aerodrome Grounds
HRISBANE July 5 Campain FE Johnston Superintendent of Aerodromes tours landing grounds in N S W Queensland and Mandated Territories in seaplane. The party includes Captain Johnston Howard Chief Inspector of Aircraft and Corporal Souter. They will call at Bundaberg Borkha Mackay Howen Townsville Cairns Cooktown Port Moresby and Rabaul. Seaplane to continue flight Friday.
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Hrisbane
Campain FE. C. Johnston
N.S.W
Queensland
Mandated Territories
Salamon
Edie Creek
Johnston
Howard
Corporal Souter
Calh
Bundaberg
Borkha ‘On
Mackay
Howen
Townsville
Cairns
Cooktown
Port Stewart
Hicks Islind
Thureday Island
Darn
Port Moresby
Samurai
Salamoa
Rabaul
Intrepid Overlander Francis Birtles Arrives in Brisbane
A large Brisbane crowd greets adventurer Francis Birtles arrival from England after a perilous route through Europe Asia and Australia. The journey included 11000 miles to Rangoon 3300 perilous miles in India to Burma and a night in a tarpaulin during a winter siege. Birtles plans to attempt the Melbourne to Melbourne car record in three days.
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Brisbane
General Post Office
Francis Birtles
England
Europe
Asia
Australia
Darwin
Hirtles
W. E. Stollery
Calcutta
Birtles
Queen Street
India
Burma
Melbourne
Yule Fortune To Pass To Daughter Glady Richest Heiress
London July 4. Sir David Yule's estate valued at 15 to 20 million pounds will likely pass to his daughter Gladys, aged 24, making her the world's richest heiress. Yule built the empire in the east with Calcutta ties and Todia mills. He lent his jute mills for sandbags in the war and lived a private life in Calcutta and London, giving large anonymous gifts.
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London
Sir David Yule
Glady
Ile
Calcutta
Todia
Elephant Sees Off Derailed Cattle Trains At Bloomsbury
July 5 Bowen An unusual scene at Bloomsbury railway station as a four ton elephant named Alice from Wirths Circus was used to push two derailed cattle-train trucks back onto the line. The animal moved the trucks in under twenty minutes, saving about five hours of manual work.
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Bowen
Bloomsbury
Wirths Circus
Alice
Pilot Return and Ice Adventure Near Greenland
A fragmented report notes a June 29 search by a Russian vessel on the river and ships King’s Bay and Braganza near Bear Valley with limited success. It references French and Italian actions and German U boat offers amid Arctic operations and a modified steamer with aircraft aboard.
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King's Bay
Uly
Bear Valand
Guithaud
Strasbourg
Heimland
Greenland
Quentin Gages
Braganza
Capette de Milano
Virgo Ber
Krassinis
Land
Tan
Advent Bay
Halford Family Funds Lectureship For Australian Medical Science
Canberra accepts a £1000 gift from the Halford family to establish an annual oration at the national museum of Australian Zoology. Prof G B Halford, founder of the first southern hemisphere medical school in Melbourne, died 1910 aged 86. The lecture aims to honour his memory and promote medical science.
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Canberra
G. B. Halford
National Museum of Australian Zoology
Melbourne
Hemisphere
Halford
C. ©. F. Halford
Brisbane
Local figures signal possible Chillagoe seat bid
State election chatter suggests W TF Edwards of Wondecla Herberton and formerly Chillagoe may contest the Chillagoe electorate as an independent. He has local government experience and is said to have grown wary of the current movement, drawing interest from Country Party and moderate Labor supporters.
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W. TF. Edwards
Wondecla
Herberton
Chillagoe
Edwards
Country Party
Labor
Italian Fleers Sail for America After Gibraltar Passage
Italian airmen or vessels bound for America report Gibraltar passage completed. July 4 noted with a dash of uncertainty as efforts continue from Rome toward a 7,000 mile route to Buenos Aires.
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Gibraltar
America
Uly
Ajor Delny
Rome
Buenos Es Ieecocets
Tour de France Sixteenth Place for Opperman in Alpine Crossing
Opperman finished sixteenth in the second Tour de France crossing of the Alps. He had three punctures and late riders Watson Gaborne and Bainbridge faced delays from bike mishaps but were later allowed to continue under special dispensation. Tremendous crowds watched the stage as Desgrabe crashed a car while avoiding a fallen cyclist, injuring the driver. Opperman received a floral wreath on arrival.
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Birtles
Rangoon
Darwin
London
Alps
A. Magne Frantz Fontan
Leduce
M. Bidot
Vandecnsteele
Meertens
Opperman
Watson
Gaborne
Bainbridge
Desgrabe
Shot Niagara Falls in Rubber Ball Incident Report
In New York on July 4, John Laussier, a French Canadian, president of Springfield Mass, went over the Ni ally safely in a rubber ball incident.
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Niagara Falls
New York
John Laussier
Springfield
Mass
Judgment Reserved in Crown City vs St Albans Collision
In Sydney on July 5 the United States Shipping Board seeking £17,000 for Crown City damages from St. Albans after a October 22 collision in Sydney Harbour. Chief Justice Street found St. Albans at fault and ordered an inquiry to fix damages with payment to Crown City, noting the daylight collision.
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Sydney
United States Shipping Board
Crown City
Eastern and Australian Steamship Company
St. Albans
Dan
Acton
Street
Megskar
St. Abhana
Belgian magnate Lowenstein drowns in air crash over coast
M. Lowenstein a Belgian millionaire and financier dies when he opens a wrong door aboard an aeroplane over the sea between Dunkirk and Ostend. His secretary aboard says the tragedy was a tragic mistake after he left companions to visit the lavatory.
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London
M. Lowenstein
Croydon
Brussvle
Dunkirk
Ostend
Mrussels
Lowenstein
Tennis scraps at Wimbledon reveal Lacoste Crescendo
At Wimbledon the era of Tilden Lacoste and Cochet unfolds with dramatic rallies and mixed results. Lacoste defeats Tilden in a tense men’s semifinal while Cochet advances, Hawkes and Akhurst bow out in singles and doubles, and Senorita d’Alvarez sweeps past Akhurst to reach the final stage.
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Lacoste
Tilden
Cochet
Bonasus
Patterson and Hawkes
Robson and Boyd
Lott and Hennessy
Cummings
Moon
Senorita d'Alvarez
Alias Akhurst
Miss Wills
Miss Ryan
Hawkes
Misa Boyd
Eames
Miss Watson
Lott
Melbourne steeplechase rider Skirving dies after Moonee Valley fall
Victoria's leading jump jockey Skirving died from head injuries after Cobbon fell at the first fence in the Hunt Steeple at Moonee Valley. Skirving, a son of trainer Adam Skirving, had ridden nearly 206 winners on the Irish and local circuits.
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Melbourne
Tuly
Papseias Fem
Victoria
Cobbon
Moonee Valley
Skirving
Evan
Flemington
Adam Skirving
Eminent Scientist Sir Arnold Thiele Visits North
Townsville July 5 Sir Arnold Thiele eminent scientist visits Australia by invitation of the Commonwealth Council of Scientific and Industrial Research arriving in Townsville today He will tour the Tropical Institute stock experimental station and nearby mcat works and address pastoralists on pastoral industry diseases and pests this evening
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Townsville
Arnold Thiele
Australia
Commonwealth Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Tropical Institute
Stock
McAt
Terrific storm damages vineyards and lifts aircraft in Berlin
A remarkable hailstorm in Berlin prompted all fire brigades to respond. Reported grapevine damage in Moselle and Carre regions. a Fokker aircraft was overturned after lifting about 15 feet. Forty workers reportedly held wings.
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Berlin
Moselle
Carre
Moors Hold Air Mail Crew for Ransom
Casablanca reports the Marseilles to Rio de Janeiro air mail liner was forced down by Moors who captured the crew. Ransom demand and hostage situation cited as the solution to the disappearance.
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Casablanca
Marseilles
Rio de Janeiro
Menile
Britain Looks to Industrial Council for Progress
London July 4 A conference of employers and trade unionists approves a plan to form a National Industrial Council with equal union and employer representation. The council will meet quarterly to discuss industrial progress and set up conciliation boards. One dissenter opposed the proposal citing Trade Union interference.
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London
National Industrial Council
Conference of Employers and Trade Unionists
Lord Melchett
Ttmn
Industrial Council
Trade Unions’ General Council
Federation of British Industries
National Confederation of Employers
Wade
Hen Turner
Turner
Congress
Trade Union Council
A. J. Cook
Accidental Death Verdict in Georges River Car Tragedy
Evidence shows Betty Hiel and Maud Dennis died after a car with others drove into Georges River on June 24. The vehicle filled with water in darkness and occupants laughed as they realized the danger. Driver John Affleck admitted no license and only a month of driving lessons.
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Sydney
Betty Hiel
Maud Dennis
Georges River
John Affleck
Charter Granted to Australasian Public Accountants
The Prime Minister announced receipt of a cable from the Secretary of State for the Dominions that a Royal Charter has been granted to the Australasian Association of Public Accountants. The charter raises Australian accountancy to England's level and enables global recognition for Australian accountants.
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Canberra
5S. _MBruce
Dominions
Louvain Library Opens With Contested Inscription
In Brussels on July 4 the Louvain library reopened minus the inscription that condemned German destruction and American aid. A few hostile shouts occurred and a nationalist barrister dropped from an aircraft with banned leaflets. Whitney Warren refused to omit the inscription and did not attend.
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Brussels
Generosly
Louvain
Whitney Warren
Fatal Hand Grenade Explosion Kills Six Children
In Tarnowitz on July 4 a hand grenade exploded while children played with it, killing six and wounding four seriously. The incident occurred as a fatal game and authorities investigate the tragedy.
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Tarnowitz
Nobile Ill in Bed at Kings Bay on Fourth of July
The Italia reports Nobile III is sick and confined to bed at Kings Bay July 4, with no further details provided about his condition or travel plans.
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Kings Bay
Nobile Ia
Townsville Valedictory for Mr J Breuer at Cou Hote
This afternoon at Cou Hote members of the protein bade farewell to Mr J Breuer who served as actin Coulee ste and 1925 of rey. The guest’s ability was clogged and a nate recognition eranches apres ex ameter, te.
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Cou
J. Breuer
Rey
Public trustee investigated over defalcations inquiry
Sydney reports that Special Commissioner to investigate defalcations in office accounts is missing after leaving the Commonwealth. The Public Service Board is asked by the Government to review the report and determine any negligent conduct by officers over several years.
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Sydney
Fice
The
Equity Office
Tate
Commonwealth
Public Service Board
T W Watson Named Under Secretary in Arbitral Court Context
Brisbane report notes T W Watson acting as under secretary to the Secretary's Department since T LA Ferry joined the Arbitration Court bench. Watson, a Bundaberg district native, holds a permanent appointment in the context of the court and related duties.
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Brisbane
T. W. Watson
Secretary's Department
T. LA. Ferry
Arbitration Court
Onan
Tice
Eon
Bundaberg
Australian wins prize as bull's eye reduced sparks return
Marines and expert civilians renew efforts at 308 as the bull's eye is reduced for the first time. The Australian and Green excel, taking prizes in all events.
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Lai Ci
Wool production reaches record 1926-27 figure
The Department of Markets stated wool output for the 1926-27 season hit 892,367,245 weight, valued at £61,927,500, marking a record high for the industry in Canberra.
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Canberra
Department of Markets
Inbusry
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