24 Feb 1927
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1927
Page
1
A concise note states that no jurisdiction exists in civil cases under the applicable federal ordinance. The summary highlights the absence of authority and potential implications for filings or actions under the ordinance.
A Queanbeyan court held it lacked jurisdiction over a wage claim arising from Federal Territory ordinances. The case of E. A. Sparshote versus Hutcherson Bros. questioned whether the court could hear wages due under an Industrial Board award when work did not occur. The magistrate dismissed the claim. costs awarded against the plaintiff.
The Star Thelen TEV igh da and Cheer enten & Om announce a cinema season with a grand opening and new features. The Flaming Fron and Flirt lead the big lineup, with other productions and notable performers. The Exquisite Sinn with Sinn Carad Nagel and Tene Avaren appears midweek, continuing the roster of varied titles and charitable themes.
The Canberra Vice-Regal Band will render a programme at the Cotter River Dam on Sunday week March.
The Canberra Highland Gathering stages a full sports programme at the recreation ground starting 10 am with piping dancing and Scotch games foot and cycle races motor cycle and horse events best vehicle turnout competitions and skill contests. Sydney and Southern Districts NSW entrants join heavy football and other events.
A Canberra driver, Arthur Weller, was fined for driving without a license on February 12 at Queanbeyan Summons Court. He did not appear and the case was heard ex parte after constable McLellan reported the attendant at the racecourse had no license or learner permit.
A Queanbeyan Police Court session examined whether the Federal Ordinance for Eight Hour Day wages was retrospective. The magistrate ruled the ordinance not retroactive and awarded defendant £2 2s costs. a second case was withdrawn.
Plans for a National Zoology Museum to house Dr Mackenzie collection in Canberra face opposition from the Federal Capital Commission. The commission insists all future public buildings be monumental in character and rejects brick and plaster designs. The collection, valued as priceless by Dr Mackenzie, could fetch £100,000 in New York.
A Sydney Gazette item reports Mr. F. Aubrey of SBofala discovering a nugget of gold worth about £69 in a rabbit trap. In other news, the Rev. George Hewitt is elected president of the Methodist Conference in Sydney, succeeding Rev. F. W. Hynes.
Five blocks near Eastlake and Parliament House are offered for combined orchard and poultry farming within the Federal Capital Territory. Terms include three and a half decade leases with water, one fifth orchard planting in two years, and products sold inside the territory.
The text notes rainfall and temperature figures for February with daily wind speeds and no rainfall this month so far. It compares current month rainfall to the previous year where 11 points were recorded, and lists average winds for several dates in February.
First list of Goulburn district Methodist conference stations shows Bowral Annestey Methodist Girls College James W Davis chaplain Goulburn G E Johnson B A Edwin H Rickard Crookwell George W Johnston Yass Archibald Bohanna Boorowa Russell F Gibson Queanbeyan Elia Thomas Queanbeyan Edward L Vercoe B A Canberra To be worked by the second minister of the Queanbeyan circuit Bowral James W Davis chaplain R A N R Mora Vale Archibald Chillina Robertson HH House Cooma Probationer Marulan Home missionary Bombala Home missionary Braidwood Home missionary
Federal Public Works Committee inspected the Fairy Meadow limestone near Canberra to assess its suitability for large Commonwealth buildings. Test blasts and samples showed hard stone and potential for light sand finished surface, with channeling and block cutting proposed near future sites.
Melbourne reports a new company will establish a regular passenger mail and freight air service linking Victoria and Tasmania. In Geelong a conference urged preserving the HMA S Sydney as a national memento rather than scrapping it. Benalla noted a major bush fire threatening properties with the Methodist church at Lure burned to the ground. Sydney observed the death of Riverine journalist C Richards during his father’s funeral. Adelaide noted horse trainer F Bailey, long associated with sport in the southwest, has died.
A grave crisis develops in the Victorian railways as the Commissioners push bonus piece work and task systems. Unions allege covert faction moves and plan coordinated action with the Trades Hall Council, with further conferences planned to counter the shift.
Heroic, trained by Mr. C. B. Kellow, completed a six furlong workout in 1.14 at Mentone and looks fit for the Newmarket ride. Kellow praised the horse’s condition and dismissed concerns about the heavy 10.8 weight noting Fremington’s dry track should not hinder the gallop.
A government official stated that a bomb was made and one person may be involved in the Redfern explosion. Developments were expected to unfold as authorities investigate the Riverstone railway incident and related river city disruptions.
A fragmented OCR item details a fatal incident and investigations in Mon Treal. It references cyanide as a poison, a guitar cue, and various unnamed individuals amid unclear phrasing.
A discussion mentions Marulan stone and Canberra costs, arguing durability and mutability. A 20 to 30 year time test is needed for conclusive proof, with hesitation to use the stone in a premier government building due to doubts about its suitability.
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