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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 07, 1933
Page
3
Cabinet discusses next year interior and health estimates during Easter recess. Minister Perkins to tour Northern and Central Australia in May while Marr heads to New Guinea April 27. Australia to decide at Geneva on a 40 hour week policy and pensions reform.
The Commonwealth government announced a Royal Commission to probe petrol prices in Australia. It will examine import, refining, distribution, and sale of mineral oils and petrol, including costs, taxes, and related matters. The commission includes Sydney Lamb as chairman, John Gunn, and Arthur Hancock. It will begin next week with first sittings in Sydney.
The Sydney wool sale opened with strong local support and a firm market, top lines selling to 23d per five bales from Berowra. Average weekly price noted at about 11/05 per bale, with 10 515 bales offered and 9 622 sold at auction plus 2 095 privately. Major consignors include Winchcombe Carson Ltd and Farmers and Graziers Cooperative reporting firm demand and upward tendencies across categories such as merino, ewes, wethers, and hoggets.
In Fruit Machines case at Glebe Court James Knight, 23, secretary, faced charges as manager of gaming at the Glebe Rehonl of Aria. Edwin Henderson, 63, steward, charged with assisting. Defence argued chits used instead of money. Magistrate ruled an offence under the Gaming Act was committed. Knight fined £5 and Henderson recharged.
Frederick Davies, a Darwin prospector, appeared at the Supreme Court on a charge of wilful murder of Jackie Jugara, a black man from Cunedon. Davies claimed Jugara attacked him first and pleaded not guilty. The case is part heard after he reported the incident to police in Alice Springs.
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