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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1936
Page
2
Canberra Sunday reports mild conditions with temperatures around 70 degrees Fahrenheit at parks and locales. Observations show highs near mid 40s to 70s at various sites with low winds and clear skies in parts of the region.
The fragmentary notice notes a women's hockey event featuring Soromia and Telopea with Saturday play listed among limited readable details.
Canberra Times notes global anxieties over Germany and Spain while detailing Australian Labour shifts from Adelaide and Sydney. It cites the interstate Labour Conference aims, calls for constitutional reform, union reorganization, and preselection control, amid looming parliamentary schedules and New South Wales recess plans.
Analyzing Acts passages, the narrative blends travel across Asia Minor with weather and terrain influences on early missionary routes. Paul and Barnabas encounter hospitality from Philemon and Bauohn, heal a cripple, prompting locals to hail them as gods. The episode ends with Roman officials and local crowds reacting to the miracle and the ensuing tension.
A speech by Rev. Dr. Burgmann, Bishop of Goulburn, at the Australian Student Christian Movement in Sydney links democracy to Christian faith. He argues democracy relies on enlightened citizens, rejects violence, and warns fascism and communism threaten freedom. He calls for a revival of faith and national policy to support immigration, employment, and development of Australia.
In a hard fought match at Goulburn, Canberra trailed 12 10 at half, then surged to 17 12 lead before Goulburn regained momentum. Boag and Speering sparked late pushes, but penalties and forward pressure kept Canberra within reach until the final minutes.
A fragmentary travelogue recounts Paul and Barnabas in Lycaonia near Lystra with Roman roads and monuments. It describes Lystran legends, the stoning of Paul, and the town’s later Roman colonial status as a frontier site with pillars, temples, and a stone inscription later deciphered in 1345.
The Amateur Operatic Society announces a new production of a musical comedy to be staged at Hlaweak and Ball venues with substantial advance bookings and visitors from surrounding towns. Secretary H. stated parties from Gendore, Collector, Button, Gundarog and Tharwa will attend. tickets priced to suit all seats.
A boy named Leslie Pinker from Guildford was climbing a water viaduct near Guildford when he touched electric wires and was fatally shocked. He suffered burns and a skull fracture and was taken to hospital by a nearby resident.
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