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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1930
Page
1
The Cluscow Labour papier Forward reports an assault on Mr Lloyd George and Mr Winston Churchill by Prime Minister Tamany Macdonald. It claims Labour plans to sweep miners back to work and warns of attempted manipulation to win voters.
Princess Marie Jose departs Brussels aboard the Crown Prince Umberto train amid escort by police as royal pageantry unfolds. The journey precedes the wedding with Crown Prince Hupprecht of Bavaria attending, marking a rare reunion with King Albert after wartime estrangement. The city prepares a week of festive ceremonial events.
A Payehopig physician supports Leonine Avery’s idea that some people are natural wireless receivers due to brain conformation. He cites an asylum inmate who hums unfamiliar operas and languages after hearing them, suggesting voices may be received without understanding. The Daily Express notes the theory may need further study.
Berlin reports a rare illness called atreplococella causing a deadly outbreak among Mennonite refugees at Hammerstein. Fifty-two children under four have died and forty are in danger as doctors fight the epidemic that began in December with a violent fever and vesicular inflammation. Vaccination has begun and isolation strict, while refugees rely on prayer rather than care.
England retains the Rugby League Ashes after a scoreless third test at Swinton. Australia were the better side but failed to score with several near-misses late in the match. The crowd reached 34,700 with receipts around £4,719.
Fragmentary notes describe early cabinet discussions and schedules in 1930 era notes. Incomplete text mentions potential committee actions, dates unclear, and references to various officials and locations without clear outcomes.
Persistent Canberra rumours claim day labour would dominate the Manuka semi detached housing project with the Master Builders Association warning the scheme could undermine stable firms. They urge government action and rely on cost comparisons with licensed builders under strict supervision.
The Curtis Company files a 200000 suit claiming infringement of wing patent rights. The action seeks to conserve the company’s rights and also aims to secure an insurance against the purchase of the safety device by Hurndley Three Company.
Willie Smith defeated Walter Lindrum in a close final at London with scores 24 719 to 24 047. Lindrum showed spectacular mass shots and a top break of 493 in the day’s play, while Smith edged a narrow victory to claim the championship. McConachy also beat Carpenter in the other match with breaks of 28 and 51.
A parliamentary inquiry into press practices adjourned with calls from officials for the law to run its course. The Minister and the Annual Congress of Journalists vowed support for defending a core principle amid a tense public debate on sources and accountability.
A dated diary item reports the Defense Minister announcing Jervis Bay Naval College may switch to a British system to cut costs. Details are unclear due to garbled text, but the move is framed as a cost saving measure under government review.
Reports describe a large blaze near the White House and Capitol area with extensive smoke and emergency response. Witnesses say additional fires occurred in nearby streets, but official details and cause remain unclear and under investigation.
The Vancouver Run reports a debate on empire trade schemes with England urged to propose concrete plans. Prominent figures like Melchett Amery and McKenna are noted discussing trade options and advocating sending the empire to the negotiating table.
General Smuts addressed New York on the tenth anniversary of the League of Nations urging the United States to join the World Court in 1920. He called the Hunt protocols a hopeful step for global peace and stressed perseverance to build a lasting framework.
President Hoover responds to King George V New Year greetings with a pledge to pursue world peace through mutual goodwill and reduction of armaments. He expresses intent to cooperate with Britain to advance shared goals and honor the wishes conveyed by the king.
The commission announces that Second Commissioner Mir. 8. Marc Hoch will attend the afternoon meeting. Deputy Third Commissioner Mr. Dkmvies will substitute for Dr. Tt. M. Aloarn who has not yet returned to Wanker from a holiday.
A Bala fisherman retrieved decomposed remains from his net, believed to be two airmen from the Imperial airliner City of Rome, which reportedly crashed in the Gulf of Genoa at the end of October with seven fatalities. The Beilieh Conan offered no definite conclusion.
In Paisley a violent incident ended with a hero dead after an attempted act. James Johnstone, ten years old, grabbed a neighbor as access to a window was broken and the girl found unresponsive. Police investigate motive and details amid a tragic event in the town.
The Rothbury police say they will seek a daily allowance rise to £1 for the first five days at the mine amid fatigue and unrest. Reports from Rothbury note police weariness and tension with miners, as extra officers arrive and hotel operators face pressure over refreshments.
The Finnish barque Penang, 125 days from Ekonvik, reached Sydney Harbour with a timber cargo. Sighted at Copenhagen Kanda on September 12, she had been untracked until later. The captain avoided Sydney Heads yesterday and the vessel was guided in by a tug at Wolaves Lodiy. She is the first visitor of her kind in four years.
The pope accepted the resignation of Penal Secretary Count Gaspari due to ill health. It is expected that Cardinal fncelli from Berlin will succeed him.
Francia Loring, chairman of the Bluse Bird Petrol Company, was arrested at a Montmartre restaurant in Paris on Saturday. The incident centers on allegations surrounding the director.
In New London Connecticut twenty four U S Coast Guard personnel were court martialled and charged with intoxication and theft of liquor from the rum runner Flor Telmar after its capture last week.
A report details a chaotic courtroom scene with injuries after a collision near a railway bridge. Several individuals were hurt, but no deaths were confirmed. The incident involved a group attempting a deception and a dramatic pursuit through a crowded area.
London notes after a meeting with the chancellor of the Exchequer says Mr Snowden impressed by the French premier Mr Tardieu. Smaller powers Bulgaria Hungary Romania could raise reparations trouble while Entente Worldiale aims at no special understanding with France. The Hague dispatch says the talks centered on sanction for allied creditors if Germany defaults. Britain not interested in that issue.
Mrs Eva Certrude Lanesford is remanded at Hollowing jail on charges of attempting to poison her four children and an additional attempt at poisoning. The case centers on alleged family privations and the husband’s alleged efforts to dispose of them, with connections to an Adelaide engineering family.
Reports from Bradford discuss a plan to buy sheep in Australia and a counter suggestion from Australia that if Bradford tries to disrupt the wool market, two Australians claim they hold options on the product. Bradford remains unsympathetic and the outcome seems unlikely.
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