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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
2
The Canberra weather notes show a barometer of 29.68 inches at 3 pm with 34.4 degrees recorded at 9 am and 43 degrees at 9 pm. Winds shift from W at 6 am to NW at 3 pm. Rain records for the year are incomplete in the snippet.
Australia’s Minister for the Interior Mr. T Paterson defended Mr. Griffin’s Canberra plan against claims it neglects sporting grounds. He cited existing and future allocations including tennis courts, golf courses, cricket and football fields, hockey grounds, and areas for central sports grounds to meet residents’ needs. He noted Canberra’s sports participation remains high and development will progress with growth.
Canberra Chamber of Commerce members heard Mr. W B Rimmer of the Commonwealth Solar Observatory explain that Earth narrowly missed a 1821 comet collision. He described comet structure, orbits, frequency of appearances, and stressed that even a collision would produce a meteor shower without danger.
The Canberra Times argues that Gorman House residents face petty tyranny from male department officers with unannounced room inspections and spying. It urges the Minister for the Interior to end these invasions and restore privacy and courtesy consistent with private guest houses.
The National Military Band arrives in Canberra for a first concert at the Albert Hall after a successful Melbourne season. Conductor Stephen Yorke receives praise for refined ensemble work as the program features William Tell Overture and Slavonic Rhapsody alongside humorous pieces. Soloists Henn Penn and Raymond Beatty headline a program praised for its orchestral blend and enduring appeal. Tickets priced 3/-, 2/-, and 1/-, can be reserved at Prowse's Gees and the Hotel Canberra.
Thomas Clifton Storey was committed for trial on embezzlement charges involving union funds of the Operative Painters and Decorators' Union Canberra Branch. The case centers on a disputed sum from July 1936 and a subsequent investigation by police and an accountant.
Sydney Tuesday report on Sir Murray Anderson, Governor of New South Wales, presiding at his first public levee with Lady Anderson. The governor and Lady Anderson canceled all engagements for September as medical advice orders a rest.
In rough seas off Auckland two crayfish fishermen were pulled from the water after their boat was driven onto rocks. Stan Ley Rogers aged 56 and Cyril Wilson aged 24 were swept overboard and died.
The Cup candidate Cagharvon collapsed and died after six furlongs at Flemington this morning. The horse was ridden by W. Brady and owned by C. Curtain who paid £1250 for him last season.
Dr C Barnard outlined grape development, disease challenges, and pruning methods before 1939 37 season notes. Canberra horticulture show featured daffodils, flowers, and vegetable displays with awards for pansies Iceland poppies violets stocks and root crops won by local exhibitors.
An inquest in Melbourne reviewed the death of a seventeen year old girl who wrote her name with lipstick before jumping from a bridge over the Yarra. The coroner ruled the death an act of the girl herself with no further inquiry into others.
Tuesday reports say Leslie Smith was killed and four milk delivery workers were thrown from a vehicle. Smith suffered a compound skull fracture and leg injuries. his condition is listed as critical.
A scrambled report notes that in Moscow and nearby towns conspirators connected to an assassination plot were sentenced yesterday with executions or passing penalties. Additional figures indicate several more were struck today, including named individuals.
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