Canberra to host youth tours during New Year visit
Canberra will welcome several groups of young tourists on educational tours through the Commonwealth. A Melbourne girls delegation under the Victorian Mothers' Federation arrives by train on Saturday. English girl cricketers join local players for an all day match at Manuka Oval on January 8. The Young Australia League will bring 100 boys and 80 girls on January 10 and 11, housed at Acton Bachelors’ Quarters and various women’s hostels. Government officials are invited to events.
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Victorian Mothers’ Federation
Sydney
Manuka Oval
Y.W.C.A
Genera
Dragon Fly Fatality Triggers Melbourne Woman’s Car Crash
A dragon fly entering a closed car near Bungendore caused a fatal crash killing Mrs. Alice Johnson, 64, of 24 Wakefield Street Glenferrie Melbourne. She was a passenger in a car driven by her son Agon who tried to wind the window down, lost control, and the vehicle ran off the road into a ditch. She died at Kinkara Private Hospital Queanbeyan. An inquest will be held at Queanbeyan at 11 am today.
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Alice Johnson
Wakefield Street
Glenferrie
Melbourne
Kinkara
Queanbeyan
Johnson
Agon
Queanibeyam
French record for land plane wins air ministry prize
Paris on Wednesday examination of instrument readings from a Caudron monoplane shows Raymond Delmotte reached 3143 miles per hour over three miles during a Christmas Day test flight, surpassing James Weddell’s 306 mph land plane world record. Delmotte wins the Air Ministry prize of £4000.
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Paris
Raymond Delmotte
Caudron
James Weddel
Delmotts
Air Ministry
Brighter Than Sun Hottest Thing on Earth Warned by ACS
A report from the American Chemical Society contends a carbon arc flame may reach temperatures rivaling the sun, produced by scientists from the National Carbon Company. They describe a crater of burning carbon vapor and argue no liquid carbon exists at atmospheric pressure. The discussion also covers a new gas called NOSF and other proposed war agents.
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Earth
American Chemical Society
Greece
N. K. Chaney
V. C. Hamster
8. W. Glass
National Carbon Company
Cleveland
George H. Cady
Clifton, Najhe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harrison E. Howe
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Charlton visit boosts Manly club hopes for French Japanese clash
Andrew Boy Charlton and J L Davies toured their old Canberra club over Christmas. Charlton clocked 20 seconds for 55 yards in the Christmas Handicap and, with Noel Ryan, impressed on Boxing Day over 2000 yards. Davies won the ex Members Christmas Handicap in 28 seconds.
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J. L. Davies
Canberra
Aurorac
Chariton
Noel Ryan
Australia
Harry Hay
Charlton
Davies
Doug Menzies
Bob Nicholl
Era Henry
Sydney
Jean
Visitors flock to Parliament House on busy Canberra day
Parliament House attracted many visitors yesterday from across the state and from Queensland and Victoria. Nearly 260 people toured the building, mostly members of camping parties using Canberra as a holiday rendezvous. After sightseeing, they headed toward Sydney via the Prince Highway amid heavy road traffic.
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Queensland
Victoria
Canberra
Sydney
Prince Highway
John Wren Appeal Dismissed by Full Court
Sydney Thurwing reports the Full Court today dismissed John Wren of Melbourne’s appeal against Justice Halse Rogers’s verdict for the Bank of New Zealand. The case arose from alleged furnished advances to A. C. Cooke Ltd. and involved £15,225 19s. The decision upheld the earlier finding in favor of the bank.
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Thurwing
John Wren
Melbourne
Halse Rogers
Wren
Bank of New Toland
Wetina J
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