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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
2
Bertha Mary McMillan departed this life on December 9, 1834. Her son and daughter Dick and Dulcle insert this loving remembrance. Also notices from A Barraclough Limited Sydney about optician visits to Canberra on December 16.
Proprietor The Federal Capital Press of Australia Ltd invites subscribers across the commonwealth to subscribe at 42 shillings per year with advance rates. Listings show agents and offices in Canberra Kingston Queanbeyan Pungendore Cooma and Cooma with contact names and locations for sales and distribution.
Weather data from Canberra shows barometer readings from 29.69 at 4 am to 29.77 at 2 pm and 20.42 at 3 pm. Temperatures ranged from a high near 83.0 to a low around 53, with wind varying from north to west and rainfall accumulating to two points year to date.
The piece urges Australia to follow Britain’s army reforms and appoint merit over seniority in defence. It warns that delaying merit-based promotions and centralised control endangers security, urging a prompt shift to younger, capable officers and closer Anglo Australian defence alignment.
A £100000 appropriation bill for relief work to employ the jobless before Christmas was introduced in Parliament by Treasurer Casey. It would fund works with maximum per-state allocations and set up eligibility through state labor bureaux.
At Ascot on Wednesday the doubles tote showed no investors on three winning combinations. Karl Sin and Hope would have paid 12 to 1 if both had won, but Hope was defeated and money stayed with the buck. Alan Verde won the Ascot Handicap, while Murray Court paid 14 to 1 and Bramel Kow Tow and Ponto were among the other winners inaccessible to backers.
Four Labour members representing Newcastle areas were expelled from the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in a rapid sequence during debate on the Greater Newcastle Bill. Tensions rose as interjections and protests led to multiple removals within minutes amid chaotic divisions on the bill.
The House of Representatives debates air accidents and defence funding. Mr. Fairbairn defends aviation safety practices while calls for independent inquiries intensify. The debate touches on the Hawker Demon aircraft and pilot training funding as officials promise fuller investigations.
In London the Government barely survived a Labour challenge to its defence financing plan. Treasurer Vasey defended a 24 million pound Treasury bill to be raised in London to fund essential equipment not made in Australia, while Opposition Leader Curtin attacked overseas borrowing and warned the nation against bankruptcy risks.
Yesterday at Government House Canberra the Governor General presided over Federal Executive Council proceedings. HL V C Thorby presented the Defence Department secretary appointment to Mr Frederick Rhedden. The Senate and House presidents delivered the Address-in-Reply. Thomas Wilson was received on assuming US Consul-General post. Major-General Lavarack arrived from Melbourne for official duties.
In Sydney the Minister for Education Mr. Drummond announced a 1 000 000 education programme aimed at easing staff difficulties and expanding technical education. He said the bill is drafted, will improve technical education, and that delays will allow consultation with bodies like the Technical Teachers Association. All students leaving technical college this year will gain employment almost immediately.
Alderman W.G. White resigns from Petersham Council after an unpaid debt of £3 9s is cleared. The Local Government Act imposes fines for councilors who are creditors and creates possible disqualification. The payment was approved only last night, with Whiteley indicating intent to run in the upcoming by election.
Senator McLachlan closed the debate praising benefits for Australia and calling for a Britain Australia alliance as a forward step toward peace. He rebutted Brown on reciprocal trade claims and urged reliance on delegation readings while the House adjourned before completing the debate on the £100,000 unemployment relief loan.
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