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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1936
Page
2
The weather record lists temperatures and rainfall observations for Canberra and surrounding regions. It includes times such as 9 am and 4 pm with noted temperatures and rain measurements. The data appears fragmented but indicates a summary of daily weather conditions from the current year.
Fragmentary text provides no clear names places organizations or events. The readable bits do not yield a coherent news item and no concrete actions or outcomes can be identified.
The death of Mrs E G Tiley at 38 follows nine years in Canberra with husband a Prime Minister's Department officer. She died after hospital care and the funeral at St Patrick's Braddon, then Canberra cemetery, attended by many and prayers led by Father Haydon. Survived by husband and three children.
Canberra forecast notes possible further rain and thunder with isolated squalls and heavy showers likely. Temporary periods of severe weather expected with winds shifting southeast to south and westerly gusts.
The Canberra Times reflects on 1935 gains across employment and trade, noting a record Christmas, reduced unemployment in New South Wales, and higher prices for wool and wheat. It warns against isolation and dictatorship, urges disarmament progress, and calls for stronger policies to expand employment and settlement while maintaining peace within the British Empire.
Rev Dr Waldock at Kingston Baptist Church interprets Revelation 21 6 to mean Christ makes all things new not merely improves them He rejects mere reform as Christianity aims to create new men and women and a new world He urges personal and collective effort to better the world while preparing for the coming new world and a resurrection body
Arrangements are made for the annual summer session of the Australian Institute of Political Science at Canberra from January to January 27. The program features papers on national needs, education in schools, the case of the university, adult education, public optology, education and politics, and a summing up by Dr. Duncan.
At Newcastle on Sunday two midget cars collided during a race causing a fence breach. The cars driven by L Wilke and M French were badly damaged and one car careered across the track, but no spectators were injured. A late event saw a car driven by Mr King catch fire and be destroyed. King was not injured.
PuRt COVERING LONDON reports ongoing royal coverage with focus on the Duchess of York. The Saturday dispatch notes public interest in her activities and public engagements as observers await further details.
A distorted devotional fragment speaks of bearing, faith, and hope in Christ. It references Pim, Gebat Vaioe, Nas, and a call to fix their focus on Bim, asserting apart from Christ there is no hope for any of us or the world.
Police hunted 18 year old James Alfred Penrose, called the boy gunman, after a week long search across Redfern and Waterloo. Penrose reportedly used a gun to avoid capture, and died from a gunshot wound in a Waterloo house during a confrontation with constables and detectives.
Berlin expects to import tea wares in 1936 as textile factories push for higher fibre content. The plan reserves quotas, with imports likely from Africa, Argentina, and Uruguay, while German sheep production rises by about half a million in 1938.
Detectives cornered a suspect, Penrose, at an unoccupied Waterloo home after days of raids in Redfern and Waterloo. As officers closed in, Penrose fired a gun at McCarthy, who returned fire. Penrose then killed himself. The body was taken to the City Morgue.
A railway train consisting of an engine, tender and brake van capsized at a washaway near Ivanhoe. Fireman J Wright suffered severe leg injuries as the train was thrown into three feet of mud. Conable station was involved and crews worked to reach the wreck. abnormally heavy rain in 36 hours caused widespread washaways along the line.
London Saturday reports the launch of a flat trans Atlantic weekly air mail service. Two flying boats will depart Croydon for Santiago via Dakar and other stops, a distance of about 9430 miles, in four days. The route marks a prelude to a passenger service using a 17 ton flying boat.
Four more bodies of the occupants of the Imperial Airways liner City at Khartoum have been recovered. An Imperial Airways employee and the body of a passenger have been identified among the recovered remains. The liner crashed during the Medina region incident, and rescue workers continue efforts as weather and debris hamper search operations.
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