40 Hour Week Debate Bloodied by Canberra Spokesmen
Labour Party spokesmen in Canberra argued the Commonwealth could enact or reject the 40 hour week through external affairs power. They warned the government against sending delegates to the Geneva conference while refusing to enact conventions at home. They contended only Parliament could implement standards, not the Arbitration Court, and criticized relying on states.
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Canberra
Australia
Thes
Jennva
Menates
Commonwealth Arbitration Court
aUony' Tima
Ate
Higgins
Teeny
Works Programme States to Be Asked to Reduce Borrowing
A government plan signals a push for smaller borrowing in the current year, outlining measures to curb spending and tighten fiscal discipline. Officials say the strategy aims to stabilize debt, support essential services, and maintain budgetary balance amid economic pressures.
Debt relief and loan plan to be decided at Canberra meeting
The Loan Council in Canberra will assess barley on works programmes youth employment and state deficits for 1937 38. Commonwealth finance from revenue will fund works and requests to curtail state loan works. It will not borrow more than £18 000 000. rural relief and farmer debt adjustments loom large.
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Commonwealth
Victoria
Western Australia
Luan Council
Conflicting Messages On Amelia Earhart Missing Flight
Radio logs from Itasca report rockets seen near the missing plane of Amelia Earhart and navigator Noonan, later believed meteors. Itasca searched waters north of Hewland Island without success as other ships joined the effort. Debated signals and hoaxes complicated the hunt while officials noted Earhart may be unable to radio.
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United States Coastguard
Itasca
Mia
Putnam
Noonan
Hewland Island
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Tiasca
Iunsea
Morrby
Swan
Trans Atlantic Imperial Flight Leaves Foynes Ireland
An experimental Imperial Airways flight departed Foynes Ireland bound for America under Captain Wilcockson with crew including Bowes and Holson. The Caledonia Pan American Airways was instructed to depart in the opposite direction. The event drew weathered figures and a lunch hosted by the State Government, while the aircraft carried 2827 gallons of fuel and over 20 tons of equipment.
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Hedonia
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Foynes
Ireland
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Trinidad Strike Settlement Delays Port of Spain Industry
Government settlement ends Trinidad strike amid disruptions in the oil and sugar sectors. Workers faced casualties and fatalities during the protests as authorities promise investigations into alleged prejudices and wage-related grievances.
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Trinidad
Uray
Perol
Steiker
Pil
Forced to Arm in Anglo American Rearmament Debate
The American ambassador Mr. Bingham urged Britain and Allies to join the European armament push at an Independence Day dinner in London. He argued rearmament could hasten peace and warned that delaying could miss the chance to curb war mongers, noting Anglo American talks carry significant weight toward peace.
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Tursday
Britain
Ainovien
Mr. Bingham
Stone
Bingham
De Valera Seeks Labour Pact After Tight Irish Vote
Dublin reports show Mr De Valera with a seven seat gain leading to 67 seats for his party and 44 for the Comgrave party with Wise Labour at 41 and independents. The Daily Telegraph notes he may seek a working majority by allying with Labour, which has gained three more seats, to avoid a constitutional amendment.
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Dublin
Mr. de Valera
Comgrave
Wise Labour Party
Daily Telegraph
Hospital Inquiry Moves Forward in Canberra
The Canberra Hospital administration investigation continues as Mr W A Lewis of the N B W Hospital Commission notes an upcoming report. The Hospital Board of Management resolved to consider Cowra Union’s report and tasked the chairman to follow up at the next meeting on the commission’s recommendations.
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N.8.w
Canberra
Jawis
Hospital Board of Management
Tewan
Mesaes F. Green Wand Co Mokwdyen
An. Ve
Taware Rept
Cabinet plans fund and audit for stockbrokers
Tuesday state cabinet will soon introduce legislation to create a Block Brokers Fidelity Fund and to require audits of stockbrokers accounts. It is proposed that Stock Exchange members pay a levy of at least 40 a year.
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Sydney
Stock Exchange
Glorious Fourth claims 384 victims at Bisley event
Empire marksmen from all parts gathered for the Bisley celebration with three thousand shooters. Fireworks and the day's events caused numerous injuries across the nation. Specific figures mention 84 deaths and many participants from New York including women.
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New York
London
Bisley
Italian Count Port Elizabeth Harbors a Secret Lineage
Fragments reveal Sobly Smith born in Maly and sent to Arrien after his widowed mother, who feared call-up to service, dies and hints at a hidden status in the army. The text then shifts to mention a new machinery development and a change of mind by his mother about his position.
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Port Elizabeth
Sobly Smith
Nicotal Uagunline
Maly
Arrien
Tix
Uulwn
Hite
Road victim dies in Sydney after hit and run
Steven Joseph Walker or Henry Wilson, found lying in Wentworth Avenue near Oxford Street, died at Sydney Hospital. Police believe he was the victim of a driver who did not stop. He suffered head and leg injuries. clothes were soaked from the rain.
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Sydney
Steven Joseph Walker
Henry Wilson
Wentworth Avenue
Oxford Street
Closing hours fixed for Sydney shops
Sydney authorities set shop closing times for metropolitan areas. Fruit and vegetable shops must close from May 1 to September 1 at 8.30 p.m. otherwise 9 p.m. For other periods the proposed times vary with weekends keeping 11 p.m. closing on Sundays and Saturdays.
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Sydney
Windayé and
Baturdayx
Toy cannon blast kills. bank clerk jailed in theft case
A worker, John Frederick Thomas Patch, 20, died from a blast caused by a toy cannon filled with gunpowder. Albert Sidney Patch testified the piece was picked up from a scrap heap and ignited by a spark from a puffing wheel. The coroner's court returned a verdict of accidental death. Separately, John Hart Fall Lawrence, 96, a bank clerk, was sentenced to twelve months in prison for stealing from the Bank of Austenlasia Ltd to cover racing losses after 14 years’ service.
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John
Frederick Thomas Patch
Albert Sidney Patch
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Puty
Bank of Austenlasia Ltd
John Hartfall Lawrance
Quartier Reunisons
Franco's Secret Aide Memoire to Hitler and Mussolini
The Paris Manchester Guardian report claims General Franco sent a three section memo to Hitler Mussolini and possibly Portugal. It cites losses at Bilbao and warns against a second winter campaign while seeking 125 000 more men 600 planes 60 batteries and other matériel to force Madrid’s fall.
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Paris
Manchester Guardian
Franco
Hitler
Signor Mussolini
Portugese
Non Intervention Deadlock Report From Berlin
Berlin correspondent reports no sign of greater effort from Berlin toward solving the non intervention problem. The Times notes ongoing deadlock and lack of decisive action in the debate. The dispatch highlights limited progress and continued uncertainty on policy direction.
Europe wary as Non Intervention talks drift in London
London reports question time in the Commons on Spain and patrols at the coast. German Italian proposals draw mixed views with France rejecting a simple compromise. South African PM notes arming Europe as a peace guarantee while seven pastors are arrested in a separate Berlin report.
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Berlin
Germany
Hn Hs
Mrrouah
Afta
Wheat prices expected to hold firm in near term
Commonwealth Statistician Dr. Roland Wilann released the monthly wheat summary noting prices should stay at current levels in the immediate future. He cited pronounced gains from June 1996 to April 1997, a slight dip in May and June, and seasonal factors typical of the Northern hemisphere crop cycle.
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Commonwealth
Roland Wilann
Roosevelt Warns War Uncertainty Brings Disaster
President Roosevelt told a University of Virginia audience in a letter read at a meeting that rising international uncertainty would cause widespread human suffering and threaten US wellbeing. He warned that continued global instability would be highly harmful to the United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
University of Virginia
Roosevelt administration breaks with labor leader feared
Washington reports a growing possibility of a rift between President Roosevelt and John L. Lewis, head of the Committee for Industrial Organization. The administration is said to fear C I O gains and is preparing an anti Lewis campaign as the dispute seems to gain momentum.
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New York
Washington
New York Times
Committee of Industrial Organization
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Committee of Industrial Organizs Iion
Sared
Farr to Meet Louis for World Title Fight
Farr will face Louis in a World Title clash set for September in London after early negotiations. The bout, a centerpiece of boxing calendars, pits two top heavyweights against each other with global attention.
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Farr
Louis
Engineers Strike in Sydney Over Wage Dispute
A labour action continues at Mettern Ltd in Alexandria after breakdowns in wage negotiations. About 90 engineers and 20 skilled workers are on strike amid disagreements over pay and the replacement of reduced wages.
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Sydney
A. Whrike
Mettern Ltd
Alexandria
Confiscation Of Japanese Lugger Takechihi Maru No 3
The Northern Territory Administrator Mr C L A Abbott refused to release the confiscated lugger Takechihi Maru No 3 after reviewing explanations. A Japanese agent said an appeal to the High Court is likely. The vessel is now listed as owned by Haruo Kiteoki of Tokyo, not Kithire Ketan of Oger ice as first reported. The loss of gear and fuel prevented landing and hindered attempts to obtain supplies from other vessels.
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Darwin
Northern ‘Territory
C. L. A. Abbott
Abbott
Abbotts
Haruo Kiteoki
Tokyo
Kithire Ketan
Oger Ice
Bruce London Receives Honorary Doctor of Law Degree
Mr Bruce has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree on Monday in London. The ceremony recognized his contributions to public service and legal scholarship.
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London
M. Bruce
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