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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1931
Page
2
A death notice reports the passing of Fred Walsh. The notice appears in the Canberra region and references an address at 16 Barrack on e GPD, with a historical note of patents and trademarks. No further biographical details are provided.
New South Wales shows sultry heat in the northeast with scattered rain and thunders in the east and cooler conditions in the south with westerly to south westerly winds turning easterly. Canberra remains cloudy with cooler spells and winds veering from west to east.
Dissatisfaction grows among Canberra shop employees as Christmas Eve train services complicate travel to Sydney. The 8 40pm Melbourne line connect from Sydney may adjust to meet community wishes while most shops stay open only until 10 pm on Thursday to handle shoppers.
The Civica Administrator Mr C. B. Daley with Mrs Tunley and family left Canberra yesterday by car for Sydney. They will stay at Cremorne and are expected to return to Canberra early in January.
Woodgers and Calthorpe 1031 Ltd with £5000 capital in 50 000 shares was registered as a foreign company in Sydney. It acquires the stock and station agency business carried on by Woodgers and Calthorpe in liquidation, already registered in Canberra. Directors listed include A G Bootes T J Kelly T B Woodger W G Woodger J H Calthoroe.
Six people drowned in a skating accident in a neighboring township while attempting to reach a small boy who had fallen through ice after his parents gave him a weed-laden label. The report notes delays in receipt of the gift.
Cloudy and sultry conditions give way to scattered showers and possible thunder early. The weather will improve, becoming finer and colder from the west as the day progresses.
The Canberra Times discusses leadership rivalry between the Beasley and Scullin factions. Beasley’s platform is closer to Labour’s true aims, and NSW voters backed Beasley. Scullin faces crossbench seats and diluted party confidence, with unity seen as essential for an effective Opposition.
The report lists on roll counts and voting tallies for multiple candidates across centers, noting majorities and historic voting in prior years. Names include Gardner, Robb, Turnbull, Jennings Culalp, Riley, Stewart, Katz, Hutchinson, Parkhill, Marks, Latham, and several Labour and UAP candidates with their respective vote totals and previous year comparisons.
The document lists numerous names with on roll figures and voting references from 1929 and 1928, including Stewart, McNeil, Rogers, Lockhart, McCann, Bromfield, Grath, Branagan, Davis, Brennan, and others. It notes voting histories, lab affiliations, and roll totals for various districts and offices.
The fragment lists candidates with party affiliations and vote counts across multiple regions. It notes numbers on the roll, majorities for certain candidates, and historical voting figures from 1928 and 1929 for several entries, including Harrison, Keane, Cameron, Lawson, Talty, Forde, Anstey, Morgan, Gibbon, and Lewis among others.
A fragment from a historical roll of electors lists candidates and party affiliations with voting in 1929 and 1919 references. It names Maxwell, Robinson, O'Reese, Hunter, Bruce, Haywood, and others, noting on roll totals and past voting patterns across regions and parties.
A jumble of names, affiliations, and tallies for 1929 and 1928 votes across multiple districts. The fragment references candidates such as GOODE, HOWARD, VAUGHAN, CAMERON, LINDSAY, and HINDMARSH, with voting-on-roll and poll tallies, plus party labels and roles like lab and U.A.P.s.
Senate figures show United Australia Party leads in New South Wales with 52,64 thousand votes, while Labour trails at 492,359 across the state. Independent and minor party totals appear, with Labour’s chances now likely limited to Queensland.
The document lists roll numbers and candidates such as Prowse Curtin Watson and Green Pickering Nairn Ferguson Fraser Reynolds across regions like Fremantle and Kalgoorlie. It notes voting in 1929 and 1930 with party affiliations including Lab Lib Nat CLP and Independent, alongside turnout figures.
The article notes Moh members aim for favored House seats with Mr Makin of Hindmarsh booked on the cross bench once held by Dr Earle Pages. Also mentions Mesera Mackay Gubb Price and seating shifts amid party adjacencies and independence moves in the post-Scullin government House.
The State Parliament resumed after a fortnight’s adjournment with banter over election results. Labour members were alert. Mr Howle said he was well satisfied with the recent result. Discussions touched on the Newcastle morgue construction and the Eastern Suburbs railway, with ministers awaiting final word before bills. The Milk Board will be appointed by Cabinet soon. Public holidays for December 28 and January 2 were under consideration.
An Indian Express train on the Calcutta route derailed after fishplates were removed on a curve near a 4 20 feet culvert. The engine and nine carriages overturned at 43 mph but most occupants escaped unharmed. A railway official heard men shouting long live Gandhi shortly after the crash.
A settlement was announced in the Bullahdelah case involving Pr Kesteven. John Patrick Kelly a Roman Catholic priest was found liable for £100 damages. He agreed to pay £1 weekly plus £26 from the Christmas offering and two similar offerings.
At the teachers conference country teachers urged rent cuts for department owned residences. Vcn HN Mpeokera noted many country teachers houses are old and insanitary. After lengthy talks the group decided to petition the Minister for Education to appoint a committee to investigate the issue.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Australia based press notice referencing OFI Shakespeare Pinaive Ganteera Oe and registered offices. The readable fragments imply a corporate notice or publication detail.
Fragmented OCR text shows party abbreviations and candidate initials with unclear positions. The readable items include Northern Territory Barton and candidates McMillan Nelson, with party labels Ind and Lab, leaving the overall outcome and full details ambiguous.
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