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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1937
Page
4
Fragmented text describes remarks about Pacific relations and a prize event. Mentions Australia and Canberra and a governor general reference. Content is garbled with unclear names and dates, limiting concrete facts.
A readable fragment reports Alan Wilameumphian of Aakay was convicted at the local Lithgow court of driving a motor hearse while intoxicated. He was fined £10 on the first charge with unclear continuation of the second charge.
Sydney report shows Mr Mason stating he will not enter the party room and still supports Stevens government, while noting unease over preferences and attendee responses. The Independent candidate and party tensions shape the current electoral mood with Mason predicting UAP voters’ actions.
In a heated debate Representative Curtin challenged the Commission’s medical evidence and the completeness of its report. He accused the inquiry of bias and demanded a fuller, published account, arguing critical medical details may have been concealed and the report falls short of answering the key question.
The War Service Homes program in Australia, now 18 years old, has helped many veterans own homes with total builds of 37,136 and outlay over 29 million pounds. Loans required little or no deposit, repayments stretched up to 45 years at four percent interest, and many purchasers paid less in total than rent. The scheme’s success suggests potential extensions to housing finance, highlighting payment plans tied to capacity to pay rather than indebtedness. A 25,000 case review showed 70 percent were not more than three months in arrears.
The Chain Store Inquiry heard that Boots Drug Company had not finalized plans to acquire Was ington out and Paterson Company. Director Bertram Hull claimed potential operation here could yield hundreds of medical fines. Inquiries touched on possible local manufacture and import routes, with guarantees of certainty for the process.
Washington announces a new ship subsidy plan under which 15 ships of the American flag will operate in an experimental period. The government will cover part of the difference between likely operating costs and revenue. Agreements reached with 22 companies cover about 74 percent of ocean mail contracts. Total six month payment projected at about 4.645 million dollars.
The House debated foreign policy as tensions with Germany and Spain loomed while Ad internal issues dominated. Attacks on embargo proposals and export bans on butter stirred tempers as the Speaker dealt with interruptions. ministers defended government positions on costs, trade, and hospital inquiries.
Commenting on the Woollahra by election result today Mr Windeyer aged about 100 said the U A P should form committees of prominent men to guide campaigns instead of party machinery He added the present system makes a candidate list a matter of chance Electors aimed to strike at the U A P organization and had succeeded The Woollahra Mayor Alderman Sellemith Secretary of the Vaudune State Electoral Conference of the U A P remarked there was doubt the notion against pre election ballots at the next general elections would be tempered.
The British Boxing Board of Control announced a March plan to reorganize the world light heavyweight division. The report notes a disjointed eliminations schedule and unclear title recognition as boxers Tommy Farr and others navigate the fraught pathway to the crown.
The Bathurst Rugby League presidency, A P Macintyre, who resigned weeks ago, has not been accepted. He now says his move would force retirement, citing the strain of organizing Sunday football and breaking a promise to St Pat’s School officials. the league has declined his resignation.
Adelaide reports on a Melbourne bound airliner incident where businessmen Bi Bagley and H Nichols recall their aboard experience at Mount Gambier. They had transacted in Sydney with J B Binatead, a survivor of the Sumarn crank in the MacPherson Ranges last February, noting the crash path through the cabin and through a hangar window before the plane struck a windmill.
The Federall parliamentary Country Party backed a resolution urging a Select Committee to study Senate election methods. The plan seeks to replace the block system with proportional representation, aiming to gain broader party representation. The Opposition is said to back the shift, while the Senate already defeated the proposal.
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