Weather report fragment from Carmmera 2006 brief
Fragmentary weather note from Carmmera listing atmospheric data and temperatures. Mentions Canberra and current year context with partial figures, unclear dates, and looser regional phrasing.
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 16, 1936
Page
2
Fragmentary weather note from Carmmera listing atmospheric data and temperatures. Mentions Canberra and current year context with partial figures, unclear dates, and looser regional phrasing.
The Canberra Times notes renewed shipping disruption from an interstate seamen strike. Though services are largely restored, militants exploit the dispute to press for licensing purges while critics urge the Crimes Act to punish industrial agitators. The article urges lawful dispute resolution to prevent waterfront stoppages and uphold public order.
Reports from Canada note imperial authorities approving a proposal to survey trans Atlantic air routes next year. Experimental flights aim to establish regular airmail service with two aircraft and a limited long distance test. The Short Aircraft Company advances the Composite aircraft for Imperial Airways to pioneer mail routes over water.
Local tennis event highlights Crawford earning top state grade with solid play across all singles rounds. Strong performances by NEY and Ws players push competition, showing depth in the regional circuit and signaling upcoming matches at the state level.
The article discusses overcoming takeoff difficulties for aircraft unable to rise under their own power, highlighting a Major Mayo and the potential of the composite airframe to provide long range and heavy payload. Calculations suggest the composite aircraft could double the practical range of seaplanes ahead of airplanes.
The Reyet Commission on Banking opened hearings to study Australia s monetary system. Sir Claude Reading warned against open market funding while noting the Commonwealth Bank has reduced some commitments since 1934. He described long term funding risks and the need for careful control of exchange and credit policy. The inquiry, with evidence from Commonwealth and trading banks, continues in Sydney and Melbourne.
A fragmentary item from Oregon mentions an unusual method to deliver pine products tied to a company named The Grows Mining. It references Cascade region routes, a 10 mile stretch, and an aerial or unconventional supply approach with uncertain specifics and dates.
Queanbeyan Park and Cooma face notable results in the ongoing Country Tennis Carnival. Bennettt and Taylor beat Mattick 6-0 6-2 while Read and Freebury lose 6t Read entries. Queanbeyan Park leads several doubles pairings with mixed outcomes across matches against Gorford and Bathurst, as teams vie for solid showings in the round.
In Aberystwyth, amidst rain and wind, labourers and farmers gather in Great Dark Gate Street for the annual hiring fair. Men seek work for the coming year as families, students, and farm workers converge, with custom dating back generations and November’s fair date fixed each year.
The Department of Education issues the leave certificate honours list naming students from Telopea Park and Canberra Grammar schools. Notables include Noel Gamble Ruth Brackeoreg Erie De Canberra and James Walann with high rankings, plus bursary awards for Enid Stephante Guard at Queanbeyan Public School.
On January 14 Mr W White completed three years in a Federal Trade and Customs post. The record shows twenty nine changes in the Customs perform since Federation, with twenty one changes in three years. Mr W Tudor totals six years service, including a continuous term of three years and three months. Mr H Pratten has three years and ten months of service.
Street lighting upgrades planned for the Civic Centre to Bamichamp route include replacing old lamps with modern units. New concrete lighting stands will be installed on grounds near the building and along Aine Ile Avenue to suit the updated landscape.
The Reverend Pathér Haydon will travel to Canberra and visit Harops and America this month. A farewell service is planned at Ginlock tonight, January 1, with Mass held by Father Meare and Coliopy as joint secretaries of the tune em a Inia i Gaheded to pesaent.
Fragmentary OCR describes Roman and medieval milestone remains near Cambridge and Barkway, with references to eight furlongs 1508, a Gest Turnpike Act and tolls by Turnpike Trusts, and iron mile markers from the seventeenth century though text is garbled.
Inquest opened day of June into the death of 34 year old Léssin Acuily Paterson at Willoughby. Reginald Davies 40 and James Hiphast Cslney 24, charged with murder, gave statements accusing each other and detailing a night of alleged assault, with Paterson found in a yard and witnesses describing blows and a confrontation over Paterson’s treatment of a wife and her children.
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