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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1932
Page
2
Publishing notice states The Federal Capital Press of Australia, Mort Street Canberra. Details prepaid subscription rates and contact, noting British newsprint and pending Australian-made newsprint.
A damaged text fragment lists names and places around Queanbeyan including Kingston Queanbeyan Bungendore Cooma and Uriarra Road. Mentions people such as Graf Charlton Robins Mewemay and others with firms Hall Perking and Kinnedy & Sons.
Fragmentary December weather note records a 49.90 inch barometer, 57 degree maximum, 44.2 degree minimum, and 37.8 degree afternoon reading. Eastern breeze noted with daily records mentioned for Sanborre region in the current spat period.
At a Monday meeting the Repertory Society elected Dr B T Dickson president and Col A G Butler vice president amid farewells to Mr J J McLaren and family. The group reports a profitable season from three one act plays and plans a February three act production with planned plays readings and recitals for the year. Potential members are urged to contact secretary Miss S M Thornton.
Canberra forecast indicates cloudy skies with isolated showers early, then becoming sultry and unsettled with periods of rain and thunder. Winds shift from east to southeast as conditions progress.
The League of Nations is urged to judge the conflict between Britain and Persia over Anglo-Persian Oil concessions. Persia has cancelled the agreements, calling them a scrap of paper amid alleged Soviet interference and a drive to shift oil trade away from Britain. Britain warns Persia to honor obligations and protect Anglo-Persian interests.
Yarrawlumla Shire Council reports near total destruction of noxious weeds on roads and approves weed cutting on preserves. Sympathy notes sent to families of Dr. P Blackall and J Keeffe. Transport Dept loan relief reduces interest to 4 percent, saving the shire about ten shillings weekly. Tender accepted for 14/10 weed cutting near Bungendore racecourse. Mail contractor Mr M Tuttkey granted two days monthly work. council informed of upcoming white maintenance visit. Road programme 1943 allocates £2983 for main roads with main sums on Queanbeyan Bungendore Braidwood pond and other routes. Transport Dept to provide £1752, council £1181.
Herbert Hinkler says reports of an immediate Right to Australia are premature. He is organising aviation displays across England in 1933 and any Australia voyage depends on leaving that undertaking.
Sydney report states Health Minister Mr Marr warns all precautions will be taken to prevent smallpox entering Australia from Ceylon where an outbreak is reported. He says contact has been made with the League of Nations health bureau.
The permit for a trainer linked to a jockey who did not have licenses renewed was withdrawn by the WEC at the start of the season. No official statement will be issued on the matter.
During 1991 exports from New South Wales reached 8,608,550 dozen eggs, a record with most shipments to Great Britain. Current weapon exports are expected to top six million dozen.
Both Houses of the Bahamas Legislature today unanimously approved the treaty ratifying the agreement signed with the United Kingdom at the Imperial Conference in Ottawa. The move formalizes Bahamian assent to the Ottawa accord as part of imperial relations.
The piece reflects on the Gallipoli withdrawal, praising Australian resolve and detailing the staged sea embarkation. It argues better preparation might have produced a brighter outcome and recalls the Anzac sacrifice and the meticulous timing of troop movements during evacuation.
The Legislative Assembly debated extending government undertakings in bus transport and urged a return to private enterprise. Ministers supported cautious action while Council amendments on Landlords and Tenants were approved, delaying recess and prompting today’s gathering.
Queanbeyan correspondent reports T J Kelly was re elected president of Yarrowlamin Shire Council for the eighteenth year in a row. Tributes praised his justice and leadership. He has long service since 1906 and chairs various local boards. Deputy president P Hardy was also re elected. allowance set at £25.
The Minister for the Interior Mr J A Working plans to leave Canberra on Friday for Sydney where he will spend two or three days at his Manly home and return before the New Year to resume department duties. Mr I F Dolan and family left Canberra yesterday to reside in Sydney. Dolan was an early Canberra resident and served with the Federal Capital Administration transport section.
The Selection Committee of the Southern Districts Cricket Connecti named Messrs W A William Goulburn L C Tickner Mons Vae and J Eamond Queanbeyan to select players for a match against Riverina in Goulburn on Monday. Players listed include Bateman Gribble Hunt Westwood Linehan Rumble McCabe Newcombe Brennan Carroll and others from Goulburn Grenfell Young and Illawarra.
Observations from Mount Stromlo Observatory report a massive sunspot appearing late December 1930s, measuring about 4,000,000 square miles in area. The spot crossed the sun’s center on December 13 and is breaking into several smaller spots as solar activity wanes toward the end of a sunspot cycle, with no new cycle in sight until about 1936.
A Canberra Times reader argues that education might revert to private or church schools amid calls for fees. He cites historical shifts from widespread illiteracy to compulsory education and praises private initiative while urging scrutiny of private control via inspections of local public schools.
The Canberra Times editor blames fee policy for creating class distinctions in State high schools. He contrasts private school admissions with State primary school entrance exams, noting private students bypass exams while public-school pupils face the Permit to Enrol test. He argues such disparities contribute to overcrowding.
In Melbourne Tuesday the Cabinet ordered withdrawal of the prosecution against three organizers of a charity appeal. Mr Bond of the City Court urged the committee to reveal their names. The appeal raised £9000 in one day and the organizers were later charged under the Gaming Act. Bond questioned Cabinet pressure on the court and warned contempt if witnesses failed to appear.
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