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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
1
In Sydney the ALP revolt grows as expulsions spread dissent among branches including Botany and Marrickville electorates. Meetings planned by Labour Council officials aim to address the expulsions while unions vote confidence in certain leaders.
At a district assembly meeting last night a motion condemned the expulsion of 31 members of the A.S.P. The assembly informed federal authorities it has no say in New South Wales matters and disputed actions at the August Branch conference. It also criticized failure to invite Bartler District to a Special Conference and backed Dixon in retaining his position despite broader directives.
Melbourne Tuesday reports Dr Earle Page optimistic on negotiations with Britain. He expects Australian meat producers to find an outlet for all production and a freer beef industry development once talks end, with Cabinet recommendations forthcoming.
Weather bulletin notes the centre of a past disturbance has moved east, now over the Tasman Sea near New Zealand. NSW forecasts show mostly fine weather with showers on the southern border and dust storms in northern areas. Local highs include Mt Kosciuszko Kiandra Oberon and Bur.
Ames invited to join tour with Australian team as part of a sports exchange. Details on dates and opponents are not clearly provided in the readable text.
London reports a quiet spell on all fronts in Spain, while the government predicts decisive engagements soon. insurgent planes attack near Guadarrama and bomb Madrid vicinity. Francoist claims are cautious as violence spreads across the peninsula amid fears of a brutal crackdown.
Tangier correspondent for L Oeuvre reports native unrest in Spanish Morocco on the verge of rebellion. Natives refuse submission to General Franco's Fascist army and circulate petitions demanding the liberation of Abdel Krim, exiled after the 1926 rebellion.
Russia and Germany discuss easing export limits on wartime materials to Spain in line with the French government proposal. Britain and others monitor the talks with cautious optimism, hoping for progress in the non intervention negotiations amid the evolving crisis.
A train of electric carriages derailed after one carriage overturned and two were dragged off the line. The driver, Arthur Slit, 37, of Belmore, was hospitalized in severe shock after being thrown from his cabin onto the tracks, narrowly escaping serious injury.
An unofficial report says the State Cabinet will pause further relief worker dismissals until a Cabinet meeting next week. Instructions to this effect have been sent to relief depot officers.
A Town Hall meeting under the Trades and Labour Council approved a resolution condemning government dismissals of relief workers. It called for reinstatement, full-time work at award wages, and the redirection of wages tax to its intended purpose. Speaker J. C. Rees warned Cabinet may offer only a compromise. Road estimated about 10 000 unemployed due to policy.
Premier Bruxner stated the Government would not alter its plan to provide full time work for members. He declined to be drawn into party infighting and said no Cabinet meeting would occur until he returned from Adelaide. The relief policy debate sparked by UAP members appeared moot. Dole distribution continued with growing applicant numbers at suburban depots doubling from last week.
Airman D. L. Menzies, once with the R.A.F. in Sydney and later in England, was found unconscious beneath a dormitory window at Northweald Air Field. He was covered in blood with a battered face, a car nearby, and officials vow a full Air Ministry inquiry into whether a fall or other cause injured him.
A car overturned several times on a hillside at Glen Innes killing Edward John Adler 52 and another man. Three others were injured including Ellen Adler his wife with concussion and rib injuries, John Adler driver with concussion, and Mrs Wagner of Brisbane with concussion. The group was returning from Brisbane after a visit.
The Mews Chronicle reports two million Abyssinian Galla chiefs have appealed to Britain for a mandate over 60 000 square miles, as Captain Erskine forwards the request to the Foreign Office. Rasimru and sons of Dr. Martin lead a government in London while officials respond evasively.
Readers push for penny postage restoration as penny rates vanished during wars and mood shifts. Sir Harry Budge notes wartime increases and recent surpluses, urging taxpayers receive postal relief while the Postage Reduction League gathers support and invites letters to GPO Canberra address.
Two Portuguese refugees from Madrid arrived in Lisbon detailing horror in Spain where a Cheka tribunal operates day and night. Victims are selected by car patrols for being anti Reds and shot in streets and police headquarters, with family members later identifying them from photos.
The cabinet will not begin on the Direct case at the Premiers Conference until Thursday when Attorney-General Menzies provides ministers with a detailed explanation. Cabinet discussed parts of the matter but will not act until the conference handles the subject. The Federal delegation to the conference totals nearly 50.
Government geologist from Western Australia reports on Border Gold Reef Ltd and its claimed Lasseter's Reef. New South Wales Justice Department opens inquiries as agents fail to produce reef or access road after extensive travel. Ellis states the reef appears mythical.
Dr C Clanle Ross director of the McMaster Animal Health Laboratory says sheep raising in Japan will not seriously compete with Australia. He notes recent investigations of breeding in Japan and Manchuria and that Manchuria’s long winters will hinder the local sheep industry despite attempts at cross bred types.
In the English Channel this afternoon a collision occurred in dense fog. The 1400 ton Keith Gotilla, a London based vessel, sank after colliding with the French liner. The crew were rescued by the modern steamer and landed at Portsmouth.
The Premier of New South Wales Mr Brevena and his wife arrived in New York on Tuesday for a 23 day stay. He will study steel and automobile industries general manufactures and economic affairs. He hopes to amicably adjust Australian and American trade difficulties.
The Yomiuri newspaper reports the Japanese association proposes sending a team to Australia for a visit next year, with Tokyo as the meeting point.
Fragmentary report shows states divided over constitutional stance and federal powers. New South Wales may push for home consumption of primary products while Victoria and Tasmania favor exercising wealth powers, with no firm stand yet from the others.
Premier leaders urge increased grant funding as states clash over policy attitudes. Officials from multiple regions argue for broader financial support to power development and address shared challenges.
Berlin reports Herr Hitler plans to address the Reichstag during the Nazi Congress in Nuremberg on September 6 to 14. The proposed laws mobilise all German youth with semi military training for boys and agricultural and nursing training for girls. Education shifts from parents to the state and all youth become liable under the new law, aligning with extended military service to form a highly organized nation.
Nazi Germany announces a compulsory military service extension from one to two years. The measure, framed as defending culture and peace, increases the peacetime army toward about one million by year’s end. Berlin papers praise the patriotic sacrifice and war readiness.
A court heard a jockey deny giving riding instructions to other riders arguing they must win on their own merit. He insisted he did not direct the jockeys and that good riders rely on their own judgment.
Burglars struck several offices at Mascot Aerodrome taking various goods by car. Eight safes were pried open but yielded no valuables. In other incidents, Gulevse san and Oreehum ciased cupboards finding about 20 worth stamps and two wristwatch articles.
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