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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
2
The Industrial Board will meet at Albert Hall on Monday with nearly all F.G.T. unions present to discuss automatic basic wage adjustments tied to quarterly index figures. Unions seek increases to lift living costs, submitting claims for additional wage increases alongside the basic rate review.
Regional race card results cover Chelswa Trial area fields with horse names such as Of ier, Air 819 Ballock and Capricinus plus the Moorabb in Handicap entries. Names like Jim, Frankston Welter and Crossay appear among trainers and riders, with multiple entries and placings noted.
Magistrate declines to accept Duckworth claims to prove thimble and pea are not cheating. Duckworth jailed four months. Miller three months for holding board and shell game. Other defendants receive terms on consorting and related offences as court reviews alleged gaming activity at a sandwich shop venue in Sydney.
A diarist recounts the 1860 visit of Empress Eugenie to Claridge's in London. The Empress wore hoop skirts and black attire while Queen Victoria, impressed by the hoop, influenced British women to adopt the crinoline, changing fashion norms from that moment.
Dr George Laniss, the Ethnotolat, traces the modern alphabet to pictorial symbols. The piece links letters to animals like the camel and to shapes such as the ground plan of ancient Semitic sites. It notes a trapping device used by paclenta and describes hands raised with fingers spread as a forming gesture.
The Young Australia League will bring seventy youths to Canberra this month for a two day stay. Thirty nine more youths travel on January 16 and 20 more on January 20, with twenty girls on January 20 and twenty four on January 24, plus a Gales boy scout party visiting Canberra for a full day on January 21. Minister for the Interior Mr. T Paterson noted the smaller number but praised continued youth travel to learn Canberra and federation ideals through illustrated literature and the city's planned beauty.
Successful candidates in the Commonwealth Public Service examination at Canberra were dispatched on December 21 for messenger appointments. Names include Clarence Roy Joseph James John Oxley Waugh Olasnn and others. Also sixteen girls passed the December 14 typing exam with names such as Joyce Norma Harena Sheehan Gloria Thelawsburban Betty Winsome Forbes Adele Mary Mildenhall Geraldine Cox.
A diary found with Thomas Henry Huxley recounts a Aberdeen born woman who, after emigrating to Australia, was shipwrecked near Torres Strait. She lived among the native tribe for years, learned their language, and adopted by a chief as a daughter. Her story includes adopting English and native speech, and harsh ritual practices witnessed by the community.
A public meeting convened by Lt Col J T H Goodwin and the meeting convenor will be held at the Albert Hall on Monday night. The aim is to protest the treatment of Matron Everett-Smith by the Canberra Community Hospital Board. The meeting starts at eight o'clock.
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