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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
1
The Minister for the Interior Joe Perkins reports savings from a department wide reorganization. Hotel Kurrajong closure saves about £42,500 yearly. transport section shows £3,000 first year savings. housing and accommodation reductions aim to cut costs, with potential brick price reductions at Kilns.
Berlin dispatch reports a massive Nazi gathering in Nuremberg for a five day congress. Hitler to address followers tomorrow as cabinet members, diplomats, and state premiers attend. About 180000 men and 13008 women are noted, with storm troopers and Hitler Youth surrounding his camp. Strict security blocks vehicle and air traffic to prevent disruptions.
Mry Terkins explains the Brick Works are Staffordshire kiln operations. The brick van has begun operation and about 108000 bricks are produced weekly, with a target of roughly 1,000,000 bricks in total.
An elderly man fell on a ridge footpath near Dawee Point and was mutilated by a truck. A passerby saw him fall, and the incident resulted in his death. The name Green was stamped on a tag found at the scene.
A disjointed OCR note reports a British Treasury year with total ordinary revenue around £34,000,000. Police informant lines reference a drowning or body removal and multiple casualties connected to a bridge incident. Items mention a ferry, a woman and child inquiry, and several bodies yet to be identified or recovered.
A garbled notice indicates transport services including city service were transferred to the Interior Department on July 1. Details are unclear but refer to operations under a new agency structure and adjustments to running costs and service teams amid the takeover.
The Most Rev. Dr. Gerald Sharp Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane died at 5 40 am in a Brisbane private hospital after several months’ illness Born in 1865 at Hoxton Cheshire he was ordained in 1889 and served as cur e of St Andrews Taunton Bomberatt Holy Innocents London Whit Kirk and New Guinea bishop He became Archbishop of Brisbane in 1941 and was later a Sydney University senator
An Argentine official signed the international wheat agreement as part of ongoing global talks on grain trade. The ceremony took place in Buenos Aires with the agriculture ministry confirming the accord will govern prices and shipments between participating countries.
London Ten day emissary period likely for an accord among Britain France and Italy on Austrian permission to raise a temporary force of 40,000 men for one year amid frontier tensions with Germany. The Austrian army, capped at fifty thousand by the Saint Germain accord, has seldom reached full strength. moves are intended as a temporary measure with no stated precedent for future patterns.
In Bremen Tuesday the Teint of Carl and Genix Lahusen, joint owners of Nendwan wool concern, faced charges for alleged balance falsification and deceiving creditors. The case ties to the company failure amid a German banking crisis of 18.
A train crash and two plane accidents in Texas infant southwest districts kill sixteen people. A Golden Hiway continental train plunged through a bridge into a wooded river near Tucumbari Amarilo port, killing eight and injuring about forty. A single engine plane tangled in a rainstorm near Amarillo killed three aboard, including two pilots. An Army Training School accident at Antone claimed one instructor and two cadets.
A report from Wednesday states Nor McDonald was shot in Mascot and remains in very critical condition. The bullet entered the shoulder area after an altercation near the park. Medical staff are working to stabilize the patient amid unclear circumstances surrounding the incident.
Dublin reports a push by leading businessmen and farming interests to fuse all Opposition parties under General O Duffy in the Dail. A rain of financial figures shows export declines and trade imbalances, while a review of the family endowment scheme faces strong debate and calls for abolition amid mounting arrears and a stamp tax adjustment.
In Sydney a Morning Post naval correspondent rebuts criticism of Australia’s navy, arguing it cannot be described as weak. He notes the force is focused on defending the continent with long range patrols and assembles mine fields and ocean-going units to support surface ships.
A draft Upper House action in the U.S.A. Parliament seeks royal assent amid a court case. The application by Thomany and Buyer aims to restrain government wiring and to preserve hearing integrity. Judges, including Justice Coirdona and Harvey, hear arguments on restraining measures and potential effects on court proceedings.
President Roosevelt authorized Treasury Secretary Woodin to prescribe rules for selling gold recovered from natural deposits in the United States. The move tightens hoarding regulations to safeguard the new gold order while enabling miners to benefit from higher foreign prices.
Wool prices held firm at today's auctions with an advance of 5 per cent noted at opening. Japanese buyers dominated the sale, securing early lots as overall quality offered hinted at gradual improvement. Several districts reported strong support despite some softer notes, with 5424 bales sold in public and 2239 privately disposed.
London Tuesday article discusses a favourable opportunity to convert the British pound to British currency. It notes rising export surplus and potential improvement in the financial standing of the Commonwealth. The government is expected to take advantage of the opportunity to convert the ark per annum.
At the annual Winchcombe meeting in Carson Sd today chairman Harold Bell spoke of a silver lining in the cloud. He said if wool prices remained satisfactory for a few years landholders could partly recover the financial ground lost. The reduction of transporting and marketing costs was needed.
It is understood Captain Ivan Neale, now with the exploration party in the Northern Territory, has been selected as the pilot for the goodwill flight from Melbourne to Germany.
The British fascist movement centers at a King’s Road Chelsea building formerly Whitelands College now used as a propaganda department. Guards patrol entrances, a tribunal courts members, and Oswald Mosley promotes a revolutionary setup with a private security service. The setup claims space for 8,000 fits in emergency cans, but scale is uncertain.
In the Legislative Assembly tonight Premier Bravens announced a bill to supplement the principal Act and accelerate the Upper House election. Lamaro questioned a postponement and raised a point of order. the court was not asked to rule. The bill faced accusations of fundamental flaws for secret voting among Parliament members. The second reading was rushed and the measure moved toward committee.
A brunette named Viglatte Losiora age 16 was arrested in a Montmatre cafe at midnight after her father died from poisoning. She allegedly attempted five poisonings to kill her parents, feigning concern for their health while seeking treatment, then spent the night at the cafe and returned at dawn to find both parents apparently dead.
All but the chief justice of the Cuban Supreme Court resigned in Havana sending shock waves through the judiciary. President G2 Compeden promises to stabilize the government as the resignations ripple through state institutions.
London opinion notes if wool values hold, Australia’s wool industry should revive and the commonwealth and states gain stronger fiscal footing. It argues taxation relief would lift purchasing power and stabilize government finances amid changing economic conditions.
London markets show erratic tendency as accidents prompt reports from Darlington. Washington discusses prohibition amid a nationwide update while Poland and Poland’s Communist movement face new developments. Dublin notes National Guard and Civil Guard actions in unrest.
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