Dr Mackay departs Canberra for anti cancer post
Lieut colonel V Mackay M D FRACP leaves Canberra this week to join the Anti Cancer Council of Victoria as Executive Medical Officer. He will coordinate treatment activities in the state. He previously served as Acting-Director at the Australian Institute of Anatomy in Canberra and contributed to Aboriginal bone studies.
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V. Mackay
Canberra
Misbourne
Anti-Cancer Council of
Victoria
Mackay
Medical Journal
Australia Hia
Australian Institute of Anatomy
Vince
New South Wales
Murray
Mac'kay
Melbourne
W.C.A
Readers Views Teaching of History
A Canberra Times reader condemns current school history for focusing on war and prejudice. He argues Wells’s method could promote world peace if old history is replaced, warning of propaganda and turmoil. The writer wonders if removing traditional texts would dull appreciation of classic works.
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Canberra Times
Wells
Tory
Tary
Noel
Wellington Murder Trial Fire of a Traumatized Father
Arthur Dredericl Kerr, charged with murdering his wife and nine year old child in Urawhuma near Nelson, faced a mental relapse during the inquiry. Witnesses described him as volatile and delusional, unaware of arrest, while his daughter Katherine Kerr recounted waking to a gunshot as her father shouted. The defence cited his mental state, with repeated delays as his condition shifted from instability to a reportedly normal presentation.
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Arthur Dredericl
Kerr
Von
Urawhuma
Nelton
Katherine Kerr
Abesha
London wool sales show active demand for Australian merinos
London wool sales reported on Tuesday with a sale mainly of Australian merinos. Demand was fairly active and offerings were determined to domestic trade and the Continent. Withdrawals were chiefly inferior greasy and scoured wool.
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London
Wales
Auction Catalogue Reveals Bales Sold by Region
The sales breakdown shows 3154 bales from N.8.W. plus 1543 from Queensland, 1957 from Victoria, 856 from South Australia, 164 from West Australia, and 1686 from New Zealand. The query asks which 7441 were sold, indicating the total 7441 bales distributed across these regions.
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N.8.w
Queensland
Victoria
South Australia
West Australia
New Zealand
Missed Drome Clouds Obscure Sydney Vision
A Dutch Lockheed airliner flying from Hate to Sydney overshot the aerodrome by 17 miles as clouds obscured the view. Captain Van Bremen said bearings indicated Sydney was ahead. the pilot landed safely with ample fuel. The aerodrome operator confirmed the bearings were correct.
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Sydney
Maavot
van Bremen
Earthquake Destruction in Chile Reports Rise
Chile suffers a severe earthquake just after midnight destroying several towns and causing many deaths and injuries. Fires burn in multiple cities with Concepcion centre partly ruined and Parra, Angol, and Talcahuano reported heavily damaged.
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Santiago
Chile
United Press
Conception
Examination results to credit Joyce visit Canada in April
Prime Minister Lord Baldwin hosts an event in Toronto to inaugurate Byrnes in an Intermediate Exam lectureship, honoring Sir Robert Falconer’s 1907 presidency. Dorothy Burns of Canberra is noted in yesterday's report.
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Lord Baldwin
Joyce
Canada
Byrnes
Toronto
Robert Falconer
Dorothy Burns
Canberra
Town Engulfed as Cliff Crashes into Vancouver Homes
A seaside town in Hetley British Columbia faced disaster when an overhanging cliff collapsed about midnight destroying nine houses. Two residents asleep were killed while 23 others escaped, including 11 children, as survivors fled to safety after the event.
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Vancouver
Hetley
British Columbia
Jere
Synthetic tyres boost German rubber industry claim
Berlin reports Germany now produces synthetic tyres in two factories for future motor cars. The article claims synthetic tyres will be cheaper than ordinary tyres, signaling widespread adoption across the country.
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Berlin
Germany
Ttia
Basic Wage Debate Over Vegetables Exclusion
The discussion centers on vegetables not being included in the basic wage regime. Mr D Lovegrove cites this omission as evidence. Professor Giblin, then Commonwealth Statistician, notes vegetables except pace were left out of the Cost of Living Index. Wages fixed from the cost, with a levelling effect expected as prices fluctuated. London butter market report follows.
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D. Lovegrove
Giblin
Commonwealth Statistician
Alton
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