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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 29, 1937
Page
3
Two adventurers who departed Jindabyne two months ago completed a 300 mile Snowy River journey to Marlo Victoria. They carried the canoe over rapids at several points and packed it to prevent loss if capsized.
In a Canberra Times letter Patricia Tillyard explains she must travel abroad for health with her daughter Miss Hope Tillyard. She appoints Dr L W Nott as proxy for up to six months, citing hospital matters require close medical knowledge and thanking ratepayers for their support.
A large circular steel framed neon beacon will be installed at Duntroon aerodrome to guide aircraft at night, aided by a directional wireless beam and a main beacon on Mt Amalle. A boundary with ground lights may be added, with storm water, sewer and waterworks under way, and Majura Lane changes planned near Fyshwick.
London reports the Gresford Colliery Co and manager William Bonsall fined a total of £1400 plus £950 on eight charges for failing to keep air quantity records at the Gresford mine where the 1934 disaster claimed many lives. Remaining ventilation summonses were dismissed.
Berlin authorities announce food conservation rules restricting restaurants from May 1 to avoid preparing mammoth menus. The directive aims to curb waste and stabilize supplies during shortages.
The British Registrar General's review notes 19 youths and 814 girls married at 16 in 1935, the lowest legal age. There were 340,536 total marriages, a rise from 342,307 in 1934, with a year-end quirk in preferred marriage timing. Decrees absolute for divorce reached 40,694. Births numbered 598,756 with a rate of 14.7 per 1000, slightly below 1954 and above 1993. Electors total 27,398,807 and England and Wales population about 40.645 million.
A long survey records average highway speeds across vehicle types. Cars average 40 mph, trucks 33.8 mph, and coaches 41.6 mph, with night and season effects. Speeds decline as day progresses and Sundays run slower. unaccompanied drivers go faster than when accompanied.
The Royal Automobile Club of Australia’s Service Manager Mr A Bill said motorists hoped Newnes petrol would lower prices but it appears to lock in a seven-tenth of a penny per gallon tax for twenty years, tying consumers to higher costs.
In Sydney on Wednesday witnesses in the Starling berice inquiry included Mrs Maria Kathleen Minler wife of Constable Miller and a girl Nancy Margaret Morgan who denied any complaint by police against Miller. Morgan and Miller’s wife described strain during questioning as details of the April 1933 incident were reviewed and Pinkerton testified about a message not linked to the Miller case. The inquiry then moved to the charge that on May 28 1933 Miller improperly bullnows Staley Melatowh to pele il.
A bulletin from the UBA Bureau of Commerce tests car colour visibility and safety. Lighter colors show higher safety values, with white and lemon yellow leading at 56 to 66 percent, while dark browns and reds rank lowest.
Raymond Terrace residents traced a death after hearing four dogs barking. Charles Sydney Atkinson, 76, was found dead in his caravan, with authorities noting he had been dead for four to five days. A relative statement mentions Atkinson owned property in Sydney.
A January 26 1937 street betting charge against Miller was found not to serve public purposes by a ge tXeeble report. Superintendent Collings drafted a new charge and papers were referred to the Royal Commissioner. The inquiry was adjourned until tomorrow.
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