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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
2
Police doubt William Barrie alias Mathew Reidy was murdered after his body was recovered from the Murrumbidgee River. Evidence shows a drinking party on the riverbank the day of death with alcohol present and a head wound possibly from a stick or a fall.
The Commonwealth fixes the base salary at £2500 but the London representative will effectively earn over £3500 in Australian currency. Gazetteed regulations add £150 for living expenses and £4 weekly entertainment allowance. Total remuneration reaches £2850, with an extra £700 cost if paid in sterling. The Commonwealth will cover overseas income tax costs in Great Britain.
The Sydney municipal seat remains vacant as government listings show meata control board recommendations. Chairman A C W Fisken and former Brisbane H R for Ballarat resignations loom, while Alderman Carroll notes elector apathy and the poll outcomes.
The first round of the Queanbeyan Bowling Club championships continued on Wednesday with Kendall defeating H C Taylor Jay. A peninant match is set for Sunday as the Yoss Club will send four rinks against Queanbeyan. Local rinks listed include Hammond McLeod Taylor J Bruce skip and Green skip, plus others with Rolfe skip. An extra rink from Yusa Club may join to boost Queanbeyan’s side.
The Australian National yene py announced a new timetable for the Sydney Melbourne route with daily free trips to begin.
The Queanbeyan Coursing Club posted the draw for a Showground Stakes meeting with 473 yard divisions and a 660 yard President Stake. Entries include Don’s Surprise Mustard Boy Spanker Coralingo Why Tell Black Bugle and more across 4 divisions plus Maiden Stakes and hurdies. Races run from 6 am to 10 am Saturday and 8 am to 6 pm Wednesday.
Rosehill race card lists Hurdle Handicap and Nursery Handicap divisions with numerous contenders and weights. Senior and apprentice races guide Saturday program including the Corinthian Cup and Dundas Handicap with entries such as Buphaogbys Verdoc and Pride among others.
An item notes Kwelling Rowpad and The Villiers with Lough Neaghy as part of a scratchings 8 cup event mentioning summering and evailing in a terse sports bulletin.
In Sydney yesterday at Flemington, 40 000 sheep and lambs penned with steady to firm prices. Lambs steadier at recent values, good quality descriptions in high demand. Cattle sparking slightly firmer figures. wether and bullock prices noted, with best quality animals fetching top quotes.
The programme lists Delamere Trial Hurdle and Pembroke Trial Handicaps with multiple contenders and weights. It also covers Lincolnshire Handicap and Welter Handicap lineups, plus a Sydney wool auction report noting buoyant demand, high prices, and strong continental competition.
The Canberra police hold a quantity of stolen goods unclaimed by owners. Anyone who has found items and not reported them should call at the police station.
The Commonwealth Gazette noted 17 cottages planned at Ainslie to ease accommodation in Serra. The project, by the Menare T and Q, Cunbethy, aims for completion within months, with construction cost listed at £498 per house.
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