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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1936
Page
4
Weather notice from Canberra frail OCR provides unreliable barometer and temperature figures. Readable parts show values like 7084 inches and 2bM0 inches with times and temperature around 72 degrees, but many digits are garbled.
The listing details varied church services across Anglican, Roman Catholic and Methodist churches, noting Holy Communion and Evensong times, places like St Christopher's St Patrick's and Kingston, with preacher names such as Archdeacon Robertson and Rev J L Cape, plus Sunday School and kindergarten times and general worship notes.
NSW Premier Stevenay visits Washington meeting US cabinet members to study methods for past difficulties. Also lists church services at Baptist and Christian Science venues with Sunday lessons and service times, inviting attendance.
A girl suffered a collapse after a horse broke into a canter during a ride near Russell. She remained unconscious for about 36 hours, with medical staff noting the episode followed a fall and injury at a watercourse.
Canberra forecast indicates initial cloudy and unsettled weather with showers and thunderstorms, followed by a cold night bringing frost and fog. Strong south to southwesterly flow expected across the region with variable cloud and diminished visibility in foggy patches.
The Canberra Times notes that optimistic hopes for Premiers to grant powers to the Commonwealth were unrealistic. It argues the three essential factors shaping constitutional change are the Commonwealth Executive, Parliament, and the people via referendum. It condemns premature consultative talks with Premiers as wasteful and asserts national interests depend on clear Commonwealth leadership.
The Right Reverend Graham Brow OBE will visit Canberra this weekend to celebrate Holy Communion at 11 am and preach at the Eucharist. He will also pontificate, with the English Church’s Palestine Syria Transjordan jurisdiction in mind, while others like Rev Father Bram and Father Benson prepare lectures and tours in Canberra and Queanbeyan. A St Pauls jumble sale is planned for Friday, and discussions on appointments to the Common Health Board include a push to avoid bank board posts for monetary policy views.
A Melbourne report notes a Bank Board meeting where witnesses urged the rapid formation of a National Appointments Board. Professor Giblin pressed for streamlined appointment processes as the Bank Commission considers selections. The session highlighted calls for a unified, efficient approach to filling posts.
Morning and evening services are set at Forrest Church with Rev James Thomson and Rev R G Arthur leading. A special Sunday School service was postponed due to holidays. Additional service at Westridge Hall begins 8 45 am with preacher Fey J Thomson. Molonglo School plans 9 0 am address by Arthur Mun.
Sydney reports the Dried Fruits Board leaning toward proposing changes to excise duties and export bounties if the constitution remains unaltered. A representative of the dairying industry says they will pursue equalization efforts regardless of constitutional amendments. The note mentions services and benevolence funds tied to church offerings.
A fragmentary note indicates J A Hoad will lead the forthcoming Fas service as the preacher. No further details are readable about time location or congregation.
Review of books tracing past generations and future projections through illustrations and prose. The essay surveys works by Carrington Rae Bott Lott Clephane and others, weighing speculative visions of civilization, world futures, and rational forecasts alongside critiques of optimism and decline.
The Minister said many applications for exclusive permits to prospect for oil in New Guinea and Papua have been received. Pagan Oil Development Co. Ltd. has a 20,000 square mile permit in the Western and Delta Division for twelve months. Other permits granted include Oriome Oil Ltd over 12,000 square miles and Talend Exploration Co. Pty Ltd over about 30,000 square miles, all in Papua.
An airman faced a verdict of negligence in a military hearing. The decision, issued this week, found the airman responsible for contributing to an incident through careless conduct. Ages of those involved were not specified in the readable text.
Extensive road work and three new residential sub-divisions are planned in Canberra near Forrest, Alalie, and Amalle, with water, sewerage, and electricity reticulation to be extended. The project aims to create 14 blocks at section 1 near Chr England Girls School and lease arrangements for Ainslie section 16, with the Italian War Memorial area to gain a new residential section.
Savings bank deposits in July fell by 20 percent across the Commonwealth, with Canberra showing £233,000, lower than year end. The 12 month total deposits reached £716,429,000, with Victoria reporting £25,070,000 and Australia £11,085,000 in separate figures. Northern regions saw a steady decline since the low in May 19RL.
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