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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1927
Page
3
Premier Hogan disclosed huge figures on soldier settlement loans in parliament. He stated the loan liability totals £1,177,468 with interest payments by the State reaching £1,104,265 since the settlement began, leaving a deficit of £2,826,027 after costs and payments by setters.
An engineer, Van Hole Marr, 30, of St Kilda, jailed four years for shoplifting, claimed he posed as an Australian soldier killed in a New York gambling den. He said he was greeted by the dead man’s mother and an ensuing court scene questioned the deception amid tears and uncertain testimony.
Delegates from Condado Puerto Rico and Fremantl near Maloja attended the International Conference of the British Legion. Captain Dyell commented on the conference tone noting unique dominance and themes. The British Legion homeland branches are urged to push imperial trade aims and sustain empire policies.
The Country Roads Board will spend over 2.4 million pounds on road construction and maintenance across the country during the coming period. The plan covers projects in rural and urban areas with emphasis on resilience and improved transport links.
Report outlines the Canberra Unity Conference in Sydney where extremists gained control of the Labour movement, ejecting moderates and placing the Red rules and Lang dictatorship in power. Critics warn of a drift from democratic norms as leaders like Loughlin Goodin and Oliies are named amid moves to oust the Conroy executive.
The speech to be delivered next month outlines government aims to reform the upper house, extend provisions of the Family Endow Act to aid skilled workers, and push protectionist measures including a Market Age bill and broader social safeguards.
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