Dismissal of Air Ministry Secretary in London Probe
Prime Minister ordered Sir Christopher Bullock dismissed from the Civil Service after an inquiry found his conduct breached the Civil Service code by mixing public negotiations with personal interests. The May discussions with Eric Geddes and subsequent questions over a birthday honour and Imperial Airways involvement are noted, with no corruption found but lack of instinctive judgment cited.
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London
Staines- Baldwin
Christopher Bullock
Air Ministry
Civil Service
Aim
Imperial Airways Ltd
Eric Dreddes
Posay
Air Council
Evelyn Murray
Christopher
Sir Cock
Lord London
Eric Geddes
Thid
Christopher Yhie Heme
Dric Meatedly
Bullock
Meat Agreement Marks Australian Gains in London
Dr Earle Page hailed a meat agreement with Britain as a precedent for other primary products. He outlined three gains: duty free meat to the UK, expanding market share, and a substantial beef preference. Page noted London’s expectation of only limited duties and described the negotiation as difficult to steer to the final terms. He planned July to August travel in Colombo, Singapore, and Australia to defend marketing conditions.
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Sydney
Earle Page
Country Party of New South Wales
Coloonel E. J. Munroe
London
Page
Orford
Colombo
Chitral
Bingapore
Dutch East Indies
Japan Refuses Entry to Wool Samples
Tokyo reports customs at Osaka Kobe Nagoya and Yokohama refused entry of new Australian wool samples on Canberra Maru. The vessel will return the samples to Australia. Silk Spinners Federation recommends curtailing mill output by 50 percent and using idle spindles to treat stable fibre.
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Tokyo
Ashahi
Osaka
Kobe
Nagoya
Yokohama
Australia
Committee of Silk Spinners Federation
Unification Foe Thorby Warns Against Federal Consolidation
The acting Minister for Commerce Mr Thorby told the Farmers and Settlers Association that unification would be the greatest curse on Australia. He warned against handing domestic affairs to a centralized Canberra authority while stressing the enduring trade link with the United Kingdom and Britain's continued demand for Australian produce. He cited Britain’s £600,000,000 purchases over ten years and noted export gains in wool, wheat, beef, lamb, mutton, and butter, urging increased British manufactured goods to sustain gains.
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Sydney
Mr Thorby
Farmers and Settlers’ Association Today
Australia
Canberra
Thorby
Britain
Threat to witnesses at Paddington Court in dole fraud case
Constable Macauley testified at Paddington Court that some defendants in a dole fraud scheme had threatened prosecution witnesses. The defence denied the allegation and the magistrate warned he would oppose bail if shown evidence. Hearing adjourned to Tuesday with bail granted.
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Sydney
Thureday
Eestone
Macauley
Paddington Court
New South Wales
Mr. McMahon
Macauley Bald
Loyalist Forces Score Victory Near Madrid
Loyalist units gain control of a highway beside the Guadarrama Range linking Segovia and Valladolid to Madrid. A four hour battle saw consistent pressure from rebels repelled with cavalry help from Salamanca. Rebels plan another push as Madrid province holds and Granada shows loyalist gains.
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London
San Rafael
Guadarrama Range
Sergovia
Valladolid
Madrid
Navacerrada
Soma Sierra
Salamanca
Interest Cut Labor Pressure In Victoria
Labor Parliamentarians in Melbourne demand renewal of the Financial Emergency Act to cut interest rates. They warn non renewal would raise costs for home buyers and local bodies like the Electricity Commission and Road Board, worsening financial burdens during a presumed depression.
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Melbourne
Labor Parliasiona
Labor
Electricity Commission
Roade Board
Planes Proven Italian in North African Incident
In Oran, French investigators announced two Italian air force planes forced down in French Morocco en route to Spanish rebels. The pilots admitted officers but did not reveal active or reserve status. They departed Bologna landed Sardinia were slowed by winds and bad weather. In Moscow, Russia signaled willingness to join any pact on internal affairs and urged Portugal to join, while condemning foreign aid to rebels.
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Oran
Algeria
Denain
French Morocco
Bologna
Sardinia
Referendum seen as remedy for marketing, Manning says
The NSW Attorney General Mr Manning after returning to Sydney discussed adopting English legal procedures into a reform bill. He suggested constitutional amendment as the obvious remedy to the Dried Fruits Case effects on marketing schemes, noting it would be on the Adelaide Premiers Conference agenda. He urged careful study of the Privy Council judgment before any amendment terms. He also linked rapid armament to current needs.
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Sydney
Manning
K.C
New South Wales
Privy Council
London
Adelaide
Asl
Rebels Land at Algeciras With Thousands of Troops
Rebels successfully broke the sea blockade and landed 3000 regulars and Rif troops with machine guns, 200 field guns, grenades, and motor lorries across five camouflaged ships at Algeciras. The harbor near Ceuta saw night bombardment by warships, with casualties and wounded aboard Lepanto and other vessels. General Yagues reportedly landed 2000 men at Algeciras from Ceuta.
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London
Algeciras
Gibraltar
Ceuta
Jaime Primeiro
Libertad
Churruca
Lepanto
Malaga
Yagues
General Fran co Plans Fast Break Into Gibraltar Area
Casablanca desk of The Times reports General Franco intends to breach Government patrols in the Ad Gibraltar area with a force of motive troops. Ceuta is said to be crowded with soldiers. Three steamers stand ready for embarkation and air lanes ready for flight, with warships ready to oppose passage.
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London
Casablanca
the Times
Franco
Gibraltar
Legion
Ida Oa
Ceuta
Greece Calm Amid Martial Law Debates
Reports from Athens and Vienna reflect mixed views on General Metaxas martial law. Telegraph and cable cutoffs hinder details while the British and Austrian correspondents note public fatigue with party bickering and potential move toward a dictatorship influenced by events in Spain.
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Athens
The
Times
General Metaxas
Vienna
Manchester Guardian
New All Steel Motor Body Industry Planned for NSW
A new industry for manufacturing all steel motor car bodies will be established in New South Wales. Initial output expected at 50 bodies per week by October, employing at least 300 men. Previously motor car body building in Australia was concentrated in Victoria and South Australia.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Victoria
South Australia
Dominion defence policy gains top importance
Mr Manning said defence policy of the Dominions has outstanding importance and that Mr Stevens visit to London would yield New South Waller greater confidence than before.
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Dominions
Manning
Mr. Stevens
London
New South Waller
Alberta Premier issues first Prosperity certificates in circulation
Premier Aberhart of Alberta today put 250000 one dollar Prosperity certificates into circulation. The scrip bears interest at one cent per week and can be redeemed in Dominion currency within two years. Most of the issue funds road construction. many businesses refuse to accept them, but the government says the plan could lead to social credit dividends.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Aberhart
American Negro Triumphs in Berlin Olympic Trials
Reports from Berlin detail Jesse Owens winning the 200 meters in Olympic record time, with Robinson second and Owens extending American success. Dickinson and Metcalfe qualify in hop, step and jump as Australia suffers early exits and pole vault withdrawal.
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Berlin
Dickinson
Metcalfe
Jesse Owens
M. Robineson
Australia
Woodhouse
Alf Watson
Gerald Backhhouse
Watson
Backhouse
Hia
Anastralie
Tha Dickinson
Herr Hitler
Lovelock
Becalli
Robinson
Peltier Comet Shows Rapid Movement in Clear Skies
Under clear skies observers tracked the Peltier comet moving about eight degrees in 24 hours near the star Zeta Capricorni as its tail becomes more visible. Dr Rimmer of the Commonwealth Solar Observatory noted the comet’s path forms a triangle with earth and sun, while the tail grows brighter though the distance from Earth increases. The comet will be visible again this evening in the southeast sky, easily seen with the naked eye and improved with field glasses.
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Zeta Capricornia
Commonwealth Solar Obervatory
Mount Stromio
Rimmer
Earth
Aky
Owens sets Olympic record to win third title in one Olympiad
Crowd roared as Jesse Owens wins the 100 metres and secures three Olympic victories in one Olympiad, becoming the first modern athlete to top the victors' platform three times. The article lists results across several events including 50 kilometres walk, 100 metres hurdles, and disc throwing with multiple nations represented.
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Owens
Sec. Robinson
H. Whitlock
Britain
Qhannis
Jesse Owens
U.S.A
M. Robinson
Osendorp
Holland
Haenn
Switzerland
L. Orr
Canada
van Beveren
Hest
T. P. Lavery
South Africa
L. G. O'Connor
F. D. Pollard
U.B.A
J. Thornton
D. O. Findlay
T. Murakemi
Japan
H. Staley
L. Lavenan
Argentina
S. G. Bownes
W. Wagner
Germany
Lidman
Sweden
Twanovie
Yugo-Slavia
Metrieb
Olympic
Eny
Glen Junningham
U.ss.a
W. Battcher
Vonske
J. James
Great Britain
J. Lovelock
N.Z
K. Carpenter
G. G. Dunn
U.S
G. Oberweger
Italy
Meadows
Mishida
Toun
Egypt
H. i
A. Schawab
Ignora Valin
Miss Taylor
Fraulein Steuer
Keter
Fraulein Bekert
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Riga
Commintern
France
Dimitroff
Ee Tcueae
Proletariat
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Barcelona
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