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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1937
Page
3
In Loving Memory of Arthur Creawell who died December 8 1930. He served at home and was called to rest by his wife and family. In Low Memory of my dear Wife and Mother who passed in December 1936. A remembered woman full of kind deeds, loving and unselfish, left to memories by her husband.
Fragmentary weather notice records temperatures and rainfall. Reading shows 23.50 inches, 67 to 82 degrees with times noted, plus a 24 hour maximum around 652 Abert Maximus and a minimum near 61.6 degrees, with several unclear timestamps.
Nominations closed after the death of Sir Charles Rosen fod. six men were nominated to fill the vacancy in the district council. The candidates are Misund John Clarke Speck Brasion of Heresy Avenue Nobel Campbell of Leichhardt Peter Pollack of Northbridge Graham Pratten of Pyrmont Symions of Wynneacres Bridges of Paddington.
The Victorian Country Party votes to expel Minister for the Interior Mur. Mebiwen but confirms Mr. Meewen remains in the Cabinet. The ruling signals party factions debate producing coalition ministry shifts, with central council denials of disloyalty claims and Meewen defending his record.
At Government House Canberra yesterday Sir Gourfrey Whiskard presented to Governor-General A F Gurney His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Melbourne The Governor-General and Lady Gowrie hosted a luncheon. The Governor-General and party will depart for Sydney this evening to reside at Admiralty House Meanwhile the Parliamentary Public Works Committees elected Josiah Francia as chairman and Senator Brand as vice-chairman with Francis appointed chairman in the revised committee session.
Weather forecast for Canberra shows unsettled conditions with showers and thunder. Later winds shift to the east, then northerly, with some isolated severe squalls possible.
The Canberra conference on unemployment insurance reports to extend coverage beyond award workers to all employed males aged 16 to 65 and females 16 to 61 under service contracts. It suggests gradual expansion, outlines rate options, and notes the scheme’s potential to stabilize budgets and reduce depression risks.
In Warsaw on Monday the French Foreign Minister M Delbos and Polish Foreign Minister Col Beck departed for Cracow by train for continued talks. They considered the Polish claim to a colonial right granting easier access to certain raw materials during the five hour journey.
The Minister for Works Mr Spooner told the Legislative Assembly the government will proclaim Monday January 3 as a public holiday in the state.
M Delbos after leaving Warsaw on a train voiced strong faith in the Franco Polish alliance calling it indivisible and solidifying wartime diplomacy amid movement toward revival opportunities.
Dr. Donald Thomson, an anthropologist long active in Arnhem Land, urged reform of the Aboriginal welfare system during a long meeting with Interior Minister McEwen. He warned the current Castro regime leaves natives at risk of extinction and proposed measures to preserve the native race. Further talks with department officials are planned as the government considers policy based on these discussions.
The session opened with the complete motor car project getting a cautious trial run and political talk. Sir Henry Gullett championed the trust fund, attacked treasury handling, and pressed for clear funding while ministers defended policy and Tariff Board reviews amid Ottawa Agreement discussions.
Berlin reports a new spinning fibre containing 40 percent cellulose and 20 percent fishalduen. It is claimed to resemble natural wool in quality and growth potential.
Dr. Thomson attacks government plans for two northern coast watering bases and an air mail base at Groote Eylandt, saying they threaten 3000 Aborigines by facilitating contact with whites which could wipe out the native population. He vents disappointment at administrative ignorance and says he will go to England unless action is taken.
The Northern Territory Administrator Mr Abbott states that Japanese plans to operate pearling fleets off Western Australia would mean a constant presence of foreign vessels along about one third of the Australian coastline.
Police named William Barry as the man found dead after being pulled from the river near Na. Detective Flood noted skin prints and stomach contents matched Barry, a convict with a 1917 record. Two more detectives joined the Sydney inquiry, but investigators remain cautious about foul play.
In Sydney the minister for lands Mr E A Buttenshaw is expected to resign from the State Cabinet within days. He has been appointed manager of the Farmers and Gragiera Co operative Grain Insurance and Agency Company. Assistant Minister Mr Colin Sinclair is expected to take the Lands portfolio. Buttenshaw entered parliament in 1917 and led the Country Party 1927 to 1942.
Civic officials report impersonation in municipal elections as votes were cast in residents names. The Citizens Reform Association calls for compulsory voting, with Sir Samuel Cohen condemning elector apathy and urging government action to enforce civic duty.
With the final count in city elections the Civic Reform Party holds 12 seats and Labour remains unchanged. Preference distribution produced no surprises and no forecasted changes to council membership were announced.
After a bitter Glebe council contest police charged several men with riotous behavior. A man was knocked unconscious and hospitalized as a crowd of about 200 surged. police made arrests to prevent more violence. One man fined £2 and two others £1 each.
Sir Archdale Parkhill led with a strong maiden speech in Parliament observed by most Ministers and Mr Hughes. The Warrings representative claimed the Opposition showed a strange stance on Imperial preference and industry protection, praising the Ottawa Agreement yet criticizing its drafting as lawyerly. The Senate then spent much of the day and night on the Estimates.
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