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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1934
Page
4
Price information for Canberra area news delivery outlines annual post free terms within the Commonwealth. Local agents in Queanbeyan and district to coordinate new addresses with The Canberra Daily or phone line 164. Home delivery available across Canberra Queanbeyan regions.
Calcutta reports the German expedition led by Willy Merkl and porters Gaylay Wieland Welzeanbach are presumed dead after days of high altitude ascent near 26 000 feet on the Nan Fe Parma range. Rescuers attempted to reach the higher camp despite deep snow and scarce food, while Gaylay's sacrifice is praised for staying with Merkl.
Weather record from Canberra notes barometer readings at 4:31 AM and 2,994 inches high. Temperature around 8 degrees, rainfall totals for the 24 hours ending 8:30 AM shown. Current date January 8 shows rainfall to date for MCCORDA.
The Governor General and Lady Ispaca hosted a luncheon at Government House Canberra Center Point Metorfanerad Bir Charles Rot anthal KCB CMD Divo Lieutenant Colonel G B Manchester Australia State Corps H W Jackson CMG CO Australian Staff Corps named among attendees.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe alleged thefts in a local post office area. Details are unclear, with garbled phrases and missing names or dates. The readable bits point to crime reporting, but specifics such as suspects, locations, and times are not recoverable from the text.
Australian Bankion announces a new branch expansion tied to a growing community center. The move follows local demand for enhanced financial services and aligns with regional development plans, signaling continued investment in the area and job creation.
Forecast for Canberra shows unsettled conditions with rain likely and possible heavy falls. Improvement expected by Wednesday as temperatures drop for a cold night and snow may fall on the alpine regions. South west to south easterly winds noted across the highlands.
WEDNESDAY JULY 25 1434 reported for Bun and Moot rising and setting times with celestial bodies Veale vision Mars Jupiter and Saturn listed. includes double entries and inconsistent spacing, typical of old astronomical logs from the Commonwealth Solar Observatory.
The Budget speech by Prime Minister and Treasurer Lyons outlines a stable financial year with £630,000 in remissions and £1,068,000 in additional expenditure. It notes a £13,810 surplus and emphasizes achievement over rhetoric, while critiquing opposition promises and Canberra obligations ahead of December’s reckoning.
In Sydney on Tuesday nominations closed for the UAP selection with 39 nomina tions for 20 seats. Sitting UAP members face opposition except Mr Lane in Garton. Nominations sent to the Poder Divisional Conference to decide ballots or straight selection.
Be Bunno, general secretary of the United Country Party, states that a new Country Party organisation will be formed in Victoria for the joint Australian Country Party Association. He says a committee of existing Country Party members and supporters will assemble to back the effort, with several Victorian parliament members backing the move. Senator Willott is expected to anchor the Country Party candidate in the joint UAP UCP Senate team for the election.
Sydney wheat prices rise above export parity amid ongoing firming pressure from Ink Work. An extra halfpenny a bushel for bigwed and bull Wheat was set today. Bagged value up from 9/ to 9/8. Country buying continued, farmers holding out for higher prices. Silo wheat quoted at 8/2 per bushel today.
Police raid in Mascot and Botany leads to the seizure of a large collection of epurtous caines. Detectives arrest a person found with eight loaded revolvers and several interfeiting prints at a residence. The discovery marks one of Sydney's biggest such seizures by police.
Sydney report describes a robbery with two men involved, noting a suspect named Charles Anthony Busors and an individual identified as Frans Bark. The crowd gathered as police described the case and potential penalties, with witnesses recounting the incident and the accused fleeing the scene.
The third Lyons Budget outlines improved Australia’s economy with a drop in unemployment, rising national income from £438,000,000 to £407,000,000, and reductions in interest rates. It proposes £220,000 for further male tax adjustments, cuts in rent duties on imported goods, and enhanced provisions for returned soldiers and pensioners, including increased allowances for wives of discharged soldiers.
The budget outlines a further £270,000 watering alteration and varied wage scales from 286 to 1,000 workers. It notes treasury reductions in telephone and wireless licenses, and discusses wheat subsidies, producer relief, and a permanent basis for grants. The debate covers electoral enrolment issues and post office matters as ministers present the budget and related bills.
The speech notes Australia’s economic gains and lower savings bank rates while highlighting unemployment relief, a large public debt, and strong tax and revenue performance. It discusses improving credit, conversion of loans, open market aims, and continued vigilance over expenditures in 1934–35, with emphasis on exports and domestic activity.
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