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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1936
Page
4
The wool market shows firm demand with higher prices for merino sking tops and fell mongered wools. European buyers and Continental interest support activity. Japan demand remains a watching brief as Germany expands use of artificial fibres.
The final Massy Cup draw held in Queanbeyan on Monday night names Yass as first draw and Canberra League as last draw. Fixtures include August 2 Yass v Goulburn. August 30 Booraboa v holders. September 6 Queanbeyan v holders. September 13 Canberra v holders with Queanbeyan holding last challenge on September 20. Weekend matches: Souths vs Canberra City at Manuka. Kingston vs Queanbeyan Reserves at Queanbeyan. A junior match precedes Saturday’s Souths City game.
In Blackpool England Mrs Mabel Thompson links poppy images to ill luck. A scarlet poppy omen began in childhood with her father’s death and repeats in family misfortune. After dreams of brides crying and a sister’s widowhood she avoids poppies and burnt a smart bed following more shocks.
At Albury on Saturday in the mechanical hare event, Mary Neath ran but did not place as Swagman from her kennel won. Stewards ruled that in future no two dogs from the same kennel may compete in the same race.
An aeroplane crashed near Southend England and lodged in a tree at Ashingdon Church. Both occupants escaped unharmed and climbed down. The front of the machine was wedged between forked branches while the tail rested on another branch. About two thousand holiday-makers witnessed the incident.
Sir Archibald Hunter, famed for risking his life to shield the ex Kaiser from harm during a German Emperor visit to Bootland, died in London aged seven. He halted a bolting horse as the ruler prepared to enter a carriage, earning lifelong recognition and an invite to German Army maneuvers as a guest.
A popular urtext numeracy trick circulates in Britain. It asks you to write your age, double it, add five and multiply by 60 then subtract the days in the year, add the coins in your pocket and finally add 115. The result ends with your age and the coin count.
North Atlantic air travel aims for end of 1937 with tests by de Havilland four engined planes. Pan American Airways and Imperial Airways plan summer tests in 1936. Greenland administration grants trial flights for 1987 and Germany U S A agree on joint services including the LZ 120 airship. France and the United States also agree on Atlantic cooperation.
Two million visitors are expected for the Empire Exhibition in Johannesburg from September 15 to January 15, 1987. The event marks the Rand goldfields 50th anniversary and features hundreds of acres of displays from Britain and Africa, a model Victoria Falls, a gold industry column, and large open-air theatre and ice hockey stadium.
A recipe uses Corn Flakes to coat a meat roll. It details 1 pound topside beef, 1 pound bacon, 2 eggs, breadcrumbs, and tomato sauce. The meat is mixed with crushed cereal, shaped, wrapped in cloth, steamed, cooled, and rolled in additional Corn Flakes before serving.
A compact notice stating publication by Christopher John Shakespeare for the Federal Capital Press of Australis Ltd at Mort Gireet Braddon Canberra.
News records Captain A N Stuart V C D S C leaving England for Montreal to become general superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Steamships. Once commander of the Empress of Britain and commodore of the Canadian Pacific Atlantic Fleet, he earned the Victoria Cross and Distinguished Service Cross during WWI for Q ship actions defending Allied convoys.
A deputy registrar who has officiated at 400 weddings in five years, Miss Ellen Dear of the Westminster Register Office, married Mr. Walter Edwin Arnold of West Ham at Westminster Cathedral. The reception at Caxton Hall featured a three tier cake she baked and decorated. After honeymoon she returns to registrar duties.
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