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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text notes a dispute over a refereeing decision and a subscription offer within a Commonwealth context. Names and specifics are garbled but imply a local notice or sports-related update with partial references to Queanbeyan and early daily delivery.
Canberra weather record shows a mistyped entry with a morning barometer around 38.23 and 38.10 at 3 p.m. Thermometer readings were 62 at 9 a.m. and a late afternoon value near 34. Maximum and minimum temperatures appear garbled, with a possible 65.2 degrees minimum and 0.1 noted as today’s maximum. Rainfall totals for the year to date are listed but not readable.
State Meteorologist issues a Canberra forecast at 8 p.m. calling for fine and warm conditions with variable winds.
The article surveys the shift from nineteenth century transport and industry to early twentieth century social and economic challenges. It notes railway and steamship adoption, factory competition, child labor protests, and evolving legislation, while cautioning against hindsight bias and overstated reforms.
Absentees from Canberra might envy colleagues who stayed in the Federal capital for New Year Eve at Hotel Acton. The event featured pipe music, sword bearing, and playful mischief as guests celebrated with novelty items, singing Auld Lang Syne, and lively dancing despite an off night for the orchestra.
Washington NYT correspondent cites State Department saying no official report on clash between loyalists and police in a British union. Honolulu rumor claims the US may be drawn into consolidating British Samoa with American Samoa, with caution shown toward Western Samoa. SenatorDurghan questions authoritative info from Honolulu and notes Britain’s probable stance on insular withdrawals and NZ moves.
The Federal Capital Commission plans to have the sheep section of the new city stock yards ready by month end and will stage the first auction there on Thursday February 6. Woodgern and Culthorpe Ltd will handle selling. Canberra hopes for large stock sales to draw buyers from across the Victorian border and beyond. The cattle section construction is delayed until the sheep yard is finished, with salesmen urging a plan similar to Goulburn to provide more pens and flexibility. A rough draft reflecting salesmen’s desires has been sent to the Commission.
The Indian Congress votes on Mahatma Gandhi's proposal to launch new reforms. Leaders, including key figures from the Congress, await the final decision and its implications for the independence movement.
In Lahore the Indian National Congress adopted Gandhi’s plan for boycotting legislatures in an open session. The move faced opposition from Bow’s and Mulaviya’s amendments while Gandhi urged no violence as a path to freedom and rejected disobedience by force.
The report notes natural population increase in the Queanbeyan district and the Federal Capital Territory. Births, deaths and marriages for the Territory will be registered from the Statistician's Office instead of the Queanbeyan Court House. The 1920 figures show births and deaths totals with marriages listed for both regions.
The 1929 Clerk of Petty Sessions figures reveal Canberra occupying increasing attention in Queanbeyan court proceedings. Drunkenness offences show contrasts with Canberra with 324 incidents between Saturday 10 pm and Sunday 6 am versus 77 in Canberra. Sunday to Monday counts were 1 in Queanbeyan and 12 in Canberra.
Cooma defeated the Young Howling Club 42 to 0 in a friendly bowls match played last Saturday. President G F Antill welcomed the visitors and C Crichton spoke on the sport. Results listed show Cooma players dominant in the fours and pairs with key performances by M Morrie and J Rogan.
News wire describes swift reaction to a proposed Indian Nations Union aimed at recontracting dominion status. Gandhi is blamed by many moderates and prominent congress leaders like Dr Anguri for what is seen as a grave blunder.
Park and garden features near Canberra attract tourists by car but many turned back at Albury and Moss Vale due to heavy travel conditions. Report notes growing interest in Mount Ainslie views, rose beds at Hotel Canberra and Albert Hall, and concerns over undergrowth and damaged headland trees around the city.
The Amateur Athletic Union said Osborne the American high jump record holder halted plans to travel from Champagne to San Francisco, then to Sydney after a telegram announced his wife’s sudden illness. Australian authorities were urged to renew the invitation if permitted and Osborne may proceed if allowed.
Entries were weak for both journals with only two returning BR and O Lsdushlin. Gell’s score listed as 61 1é Th while Cashoulie posted heat card 87 18 64 in the afternoon. Other cards include Howse Atkinson B D Tanner and C A Ah showing inconsistent results amid Canadian sour women.
London reports nine month revenue of 418 million pounds, down 14 million, with expenditure rising 17 million to 48 million. The current account shows 108.707 million pounds, versus 187.77 million the previous year, making Churchill’s estimated 14.926 million pound surplus unlikely to be realised.
The steamer Button Hall carrying cattle faced a fierce storm off Cape Town and returned to port with crushed pens. Cattlemen worked to save stock, none injured, as a forceful squall tore away forward awnings and spared crew. The log of Baron Pul meny notes a seven day voyage and a hurricane that disrupted the trip.
Sydney weather report by Commonwealth Meteorologist Mr Hunt notes total rainfall across 1929 reached 67.4 inches in Sydney, about 10 inches above normal. Regions like Laurieton on Manning River recorded over nine tenths of rainfall, Hungerford in the Far West saw only two inches. The year featured frequent cyclonic disturbances with monthly low pressure systems.
In Bydney on Wednesday detectives effected the fourth vergest in the Property Insurance Company Ltd affair. At the Central Court Marold rape aged 52 a former director was charged and remanded on conspiracy and related counts.
London reports describe an inquest into the brutal death of Mary Leareyd found nude and badly injured near her home in Akley Yorkshire. After 463 statements and interviews with over 140 people, the jury returned a verdict of murder by a person or persons unknown. Police indicate robbery may have been the motive.
Yesterday afternoon at Canberra Bowling Green two championship singling games were played. Weatheraton defeated Pike 25 to 14 while Pike beat Aubrey 45 to 4. In another match Weatheraton McDonnell Wallice snr and Kelf won 34 to 18 against McInnes Edwards Toyland Coy. Obbinega and Crapp defeated Waterman and Driton 5 to 2.
The king asked each minister for views on a renewal of a peculiar project from Apaia and announced he would declare soon. Another report says De Rivera, at a meeting, presented twice the propagation of the plan before the ministry.
A fragmented 1929 real estate note from Wednooeday Sydney reports high activity for property operators with total values reaching £0,000,080 across the market. The OCR text shows garbled figures but indicates optimism despite industrial troubles.
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