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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1936
Page
2
Fragmentary Canberra weather note reports rainfall and temperatures with many garbled figures. Mentions canberra rainfall for the current year and wind directions, but digits and units are inconsistent, yielding an unclear local forecast.
A Canberra Times opinion argues the Commonwealth Government jeopardizes the Australian Forestry School by reshaping the Forest Products Division and shifting forestry training to Melbourne and Sydney. It urges Canberra headquarters for the CSIR and stronger national support to preserve the Canberra school.
A stabbing affray in Sydney involving Evitay, Charvin Boujigl, age 21, led to hospitalization after a man attempted to drag a woman into a car near Parliament Street. The assailant produced a weapon and wounded another in the arm, with authorities detailing the struggle and the escaping assailants.
A partial OCR fragment mentions rates and payments tied to a local matter. It hints at timing before a payment or settlement and references a household or community context without clear names or dates. The readable portion provides limited facts and no concrete actions.
The week features multiple Holy Communion services across churches in Kingston and surrounding towns. St Johns schedules 7:40 a.m. and 10 a.m. Holy Communion, children’s service at 7:20 p.m., Evensong, and sermons. Rev Rose Archdeacon Roberton to preach in Kingston at 7:30 a.m. and special prayers for the late King. St Patrick’s, St Christopher’s, and others list masses, devotions, confessions, and evening services with dates around January 28.
Turnbull Memorial Service at Central Sydney with Rev James Thompson leading the choir and special anthem. Services include Sunday School at 7:15, sermon at 2:45, and a remembrance service titled The Throne that Is Never Vacant. Christian Science meetings and Salvation gatherings are noted with locations and times.
Educational needs featured by Mr. A Mackie MLA at the Summer School of Political Science in Canberra. He urged smaller classes and greater teacher freedom from strict curriculums, calling for better resources and tailored studies to suit today’s learners, amid a gathering of over 100 delegates from across the Commonwealth.
A Tuesday service at United Memorial Service hall and Church of St Andrew heard Mr Mackie argue for freeing teachers to adapt treatment to pupils needs. He warned against rigid curricula and overreliance on internal exams, urged longer schooling tailored to individual capacity, and called for better teacher training and resources to support democratic education.
Church of England prayers for the late King George V and the Royal Family will be offered in Bundy parish. Archdeacon Robertson will preach at St John’s Charan. Services mark the King’s funeral with eucharist and special prayers. Parliaments’ representatives and other officials will attend.
Congregational services will be held Sunday morning and evening in the town. The faithful are invited to attend at the church of the Congregation to honor the late majesty and offer prayers for the royal family amid solemn rites and reflections.
Tokyo reports Admiral Takahashi warned Japan may extend its naval cruising range to New Guinea, the Celebes, Horn, and footholds in semi-yin and the Mandated South Sea Islands if America refuses to lift its naval parity restrictions.
Dame Clara Butt, acclaimed as "the voice of the century," died today at her home in Oxford. The famed contralto, once lauded by critics as England's premier vocal talent, had a career spanning major concert halls and international stages.
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