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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1936
Page
3
The council considers replacing existing yards with new ones at a cost of about £500, arguing revenue would rise and business would improve. Mr Carew notes funds could be borrowed from the Electricity Trading Fund with ministerial consent, yielding better returns than fixed depth. H C Taylor moves adoption of the Town Clerk’s recommendation.
Heavy fumes from burning straw at the Sydney Straw Envelope Co factory in Alexandria sent firemen to the scene early this morning. Firefighters crawled and worked on their stomachs to escape the fumes, with no major damage but a lengthy effort to control the outbreak.
Cal 1 is named successor to the supreme economic job in the Istates Lottery system, marking a transition in leadership and policy direction for the agency.
Minister Sir Henry Gullett condemned Mr. R J Boyer’s proposal to swap Australian wool for German motor cars as inequitable and impractical. He warned against a one-country barter and argued a broader, money-based system is needed to avoid harming wool-growers. He cited limited purchasing power and the unlikely growth of foreign car imports.
Mr W T Merriman will hold the sixth annual sale of rams from the Merryville Stud at the Yass Showground on Friday February 7 at 2 pm. Messrs Harold H Bridge Co and Henry James Co of Yass will offer 125 to 150 rams including several pens of stud and premium quality animals.
Five furlong events feature Valine Calverhera Monda2 George Talto and others in Canberra area card. Major’s Creek Maiden, Monaro Cup and Tuggranong and Braidwood meetings include numerous horses such as Mordent Crow Nolena Volens Calverhero Gay Eaton and Gold Edge in tightly contested handicaps.
Australian and New Zealand officials met Prime Minister Lyons and Commerce Minister Page to discuss a flat annual subsidy to aid Pacific shipping. Delegates, including Falla and Soutar representing Union Steam Ship and Huddart Parker, urged shared funding with Britain, Canada, and New Zealand. Officials agreed to consider the proposal and consult related countries before formal action.
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