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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1935
Page
6
The contract for two brick cadet barracks at Duntroon has been let to T and Toy of Braddon for 17 176 pounds. Demolition of the old cadet quarters proceeds as workers remove the mess room and kitchen while foundations begin. The wood gymnasium is to be retained and tender calls for brick houses are expected soon.
The Cabinet agreed to disburse about £1,880,000 among wheatgrowers through the states. The payment covers 1 shilling per bushel for human consumption and £268,603 for drought relief. Western Australia to receive £162,000, South Australia £69,896, and New South Wales £31,784.
A yarding of 193 head of cattle and 1000 sheep drew many graziers to the Queanbeyan sale held yesterday. Sheep sold well with total clearance in that section, while cattle prices ranged with fat cows between £4 15s and £8 2s and steers from £3 to £3 16s. Horses fetched up to £14 for an aged gelding. Calthorpe will return on December 18 at Canberra with 3500 sheep and 250 cattle expected.
In 1914 near no man s land Dr Adams a minister of Aberdeen united opposing troops after a temporary truce burial of the dead and conducted a joint service with a German student. For his actions he earned the Military Cross and later the D B C. He died last April.
The flea holds the record for rapid movement, jumping at 850 feet per second and could travel nearly ten miles a minute if sustained. The jumping mouse in Africa clears about ten feet per jump, at 600 feet per second. In contrast, larger animals move far slower with the ostrich at eight feet per second and the gazelle at even less.
During the Prime Minister Lyons absence in Tasmania for Christmas the duties of Minister for Repatriation will be carried out by Mr T W White, Minister for Trade and Customs. Lyons has managed this portfolio since W M Hughes resigned.
England hosts about 4000 distinct fungi species known as mushrooms and toadstools. Fungi appear in woodlands across seasons with many varieties like the scarlet fly agaric and Maned Ink Cap. The Polypore grows on birch, weakens wood, and can last years when dried. Some toadstools are edible while others are deadly, and certain species once supplied ink from their black fluid.
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