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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1935
Page
2
Proprietor announces subscription rates and home delivery service for Canberra and Queanbeyan areas. Daily delivery targets households with prior day's edition, highlighting home delivery as a key feature. Public notice lacking full details due to damaged text.
Weather notes show barometer readings several times with inches 30.35 at 5 pm and 40.04 at 9 pm, temperatures around 38 to 49.5 degrees, wind direction noted as W at 3 pm, 9 pm, and rainfall absent. The 24 hour maximum temperature recorded 40.5 degrees and grass temperature listed as 23.6 degrees under unclear phrasing.
Melbourne reports the Air Force will require about £500,000 over the next two years to implement a new programme. The plan aims to equip the force with over 100 new spinouts to modernize all stations and facilities.
An official inspection was conducted today at Richmond Air Station to review preparation for Air Force personnel activities through tomorrow. The event focused on readiness and security for imminent exercises and drills in the region.
An 89 year old man, Brown, was found unconscious on a railway line near Byndey in Pemhl Stovsres. He suffered a fractured skull and was taken to hospital in critical condition. Police say foul play is not suspected as of now.
A personal message mentions Canberra and Cantera with ten organizations and a division linked to the Sepriiion Jbookts. The text references a country lying in a district, indicating a political or administrative context. Entities include Canberra, Cantera, and Sepriiion Jbookts.
Canberra Times plan enunciated at Perth by the acting Prime Minister if adopted would halt the new state movement. Dr Page proposes a stop gap council to aid federation work while preserving state rights. The plan is condemned as danger to progress, risking financial and governmental crises and postponing needed reform.
The Northern Suburbs Progress Association received a NSW Railways letter stating timetable changes are impracticable. A 7.15 am Goulburn to Canberra train would miss the 1.50 am Sydney mixed train. a 10.45 am return would clash with 8.30 am and 12.18 pm down trains on the single-track line. The deputy commissioner prefers maintaining the current Canberra departure at 9.35 am with Goulburn arrival at 12.22 pm and winter Sydney connection by 12.55 pm.
Dr J A H L Cumpston will prepare a key report on applying Lord Nuffield’s £50 000 gift for crippled children in Australia. He returns to Canberra to outline urgent needs in smaller states, including hospital access, post hospital care, and education research. State committees in WA SA Tasmania progress, while Queensland already has a suitable body. Final action hinges on the public fund total.
Acton defeated Manuka in a Saturday match with notable performances from Seton, McCount, and Ryan scoring four goals. Manuka’s Stirling Dorman and forward Forbes impressed, while Eastlake and Goulburn players showed varied form. upcoming clash between Manuka and Ainslie looms as a potential one horse race.
The annual meeting of the local Clerical Association branch will be held on Saturday August 10 1935 at Albert Hall. Members should keep the date free and attend. further advisement will follow. The retiring president H L Maude urged timely nominations for branch councillors. Some departments are lax and must not rely on councillors from other departments. The Branch president warned against critics who ask what the association is doing. Also mentioned is the note Overpaid Female Officers Salary Adjustments as from 1/7/35.
The article notes Cairns and Townsville laboratories identifying endemic typhus in northern Queensland while detailing ongoing work on tropical diseases. It also describes postwar pay and cost of living adjustments for female officers, arbitration outcomes, and potential salary increases under the Financial Emergency Act. It discusses examination credits, postponement of the next Class E Engineer exam, and questions about eligibility of assistant meteorologists for clerical association membership.
Mr J E V Fairbairn M P lands at Mascot ending the first stage of his solo round the continent flight in his own aeroplane. He is accompanied by his brother C O Fairbairn. The article also covers service reclassifications and policy queries on officer cadet engineers, with mentions of the Public Service Board and arbitration.
A pretty wedding took place at Wattle Park Methodist Church as Miss Beryl Kilby wed Mr C R E Southwell. Officiating minister Rev E H Chapman, the bridal party wore autumnal tones, 60 guests attended, and the couple honeymooned after the reception.
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