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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1935
Page
2
Directors approved a new hospital insurance scheme enabling a whole family to receive benefits around 30 per annum per member. Allowances cover maternity text and private or mobile hospitals elsewhere in the State. A pamphlet detailing the benefits will be distributed in a few days.
The Intermediate results were announced with subjects listed alongside candidate numbers. Grades use A for first class and B for second class passes, with C indicating an oral pass in French or German.
A dense OCR table lists numerous individuals from Canberra area schools and churches, with class codes and marks such as 1B 2B 4B and various abbreviations. The fragment appears to be an archival roll or grade record featuring many students, staff, and institutions, including CANSERRA GRAMMAR SCHOOL and ST. CHRISTOPHER'S CONVENT, alongside notes like PRIVATE STUDY and awards hints.
Reading of student names and classes from St Gregorys Good Samaritan Convent School shows entries like Barber Joyce 1B 7B 36 and Wormald Ivor 1B 85 18B 20A along with Annie Mary 1B 5H 16B 208 and Bob 714 as part of the roster. The fragment includes numerous initials and grouped codes indicating classroom sections and figures.
Fragmented OCR lists names and class codes from multiple schools including Coota Public School and Bomadela Public School. Entries show teachers and students with room codes like 1B 3B 4B and numbers such as 158 152. The text resembles a school roster or timetable extract with diverse acronyms.
The Duke's party sails from Russell to hunt big game off Cape Brett aboard H M A S Australia. A hooked fish broke the line after a brief struggle, estimated about 600 pounds, leaving the catch unrealized. Light winds turned choppy as the Royal party fished through the afternoon with no further success and another attempt planned for Monday.
Mr R J Semple, vice president of the Henry George League of New South Wales, arrives in Canberra to give an open air talk in Kingston tonight. He argues the community is over taxed and that taxes should be abolished with land rent becoming public revenue. He also advocates a tax free Canberra with free from taxes.
Amalgamated Wireless and the British Broadcasting Corporation revealed details of the Droitwich 1 percent kilowatt national station. The Marconi designed plant will serve West and North Regions and later carry a second programme with high fidelity modulation and minimal distortion.
Heavy yarding at Fremington with 58 000 sheep priced mostly steady. Prime cattle described as firmer, other grades slow, lambs and ewes quoted variously. Notable quotes include wethers 10 to 27s 3d, ewes 8 to 18s, lambs 10 to 22s, cows 3 to 8s 10d, beef 34s per 100 pounds.
An OCR fragment hints at a discussion of facial youth and face creation, referencing makers who strive to craft youthful features. The piece mentions advertising records and a session, with unclear names or dates due to damaged text.
The International Labour Office Geneva reports postal telegraph and telephone staff across major countries mostly work seven hours daily or forty two weekly in administrative and some business services, and eight hours daily or forty eight weekly in technical and many business roles. Real days off total about 52 per year with weekly spacing. absences from home max around 300 per month. annual holidays granted with pay, typically one to four weeks.
At Sydney wool sales the best wools held values with overall activity up, while faultier lots remained irregular. German demand drove gains in skirtings and merino prices, with notable lines from Armidale to Mudgee and bids recorded for multiple bales, averaging £11 17s 4d over the first three days.
Goldpene Ltd was registered yesterday as a company formed to carry on crisis training activities. The capital is 100,000 divided into 120,000 shares of likely value to be determined. The document records the formal incorporation and share structure.
Wool outlook shows reduced imports and stocks outside Italy in late 1934, with signs of tested markets and continued demand. Europe and Britain see revived turnover, while Continental conditions brighten and prices may rise. U.S. woollen mills decline then recover. Yorkshire remains strongest for tops and yarns as German demand grows.
The Spanish Minister of the Interior announced ceasing wholesale street renaming amid political upheavals. A local incident occurred in Santafe Granada where the street name Mariana was officially affected by the measure.
A ring accompanied by a note expresses hope it will benefit the hospital more than it ever did, prompting local supporters to launch a fund drive. The message emphasizes utility for medical care and communal giving.
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