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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 30, 1937
Page
4
Weather data notes from Canberra including temperatures 29.2 to 98 degrees, pressure around 30.44 to 30.37 inches, wind directions WNW and SW, and times 3 pm to 9 pm with multiple readings and a 16.3 measured value.
The Times diplomatic writer reports Britain has sent a note to France Germany Italy and Belgium proposing that a expert committee of five powers discuss a new western pact.
Reports from London Madrid Valencia and Toronto outline discussions on Spain's war. The League of Nations policy and nonintervention are debated while casualties rise including doctors and nurses among the dead and wounded. Foreign ministers discuss volunteer withdrawal and non-Spanish combatants amid mounting unrest.
Fragmentary report indicates the Government proposes compensation payments to address losses linked to insurgent activity. Details are unclear in the excerpt but indicate official action.
In Bathurst on Thursday a group of road makers uncovered gold while surveying the Mt area. Officials report excitement but caution over the find as crews continue work and assess the ore potential.
Canberra residents challenge the Unlawful Assemblies Ordinance empowering the Attorney-General to designate proclaimed areas within the Federal Capital Territory. Critics say it restricts public discussion and freedoms more than prior war precautions, while the Interior Minister downplays extended areas and refuses to modify the law. The opposition invites a public protest next Tuesday.
Dr. W A N Robertson outlined plans to eliminate undulant fever from the Federal Capital Territory over about two years. The program starts with testing cows for Brucella infection, removing reactors, and continuous retesting until two negative results 60 days apart confirm disease freedom.
Canberra Y W C A appeal contributions continue as doors to door rounds reach more country residents. Many targets remain to be asked and will be approached by letter. Funds aid Y W C A extension work and can be mailed to the City Y W C A Girls' Appeal Fund. Previous acknowledgments total £138 12s 6d. Mr H R Gray contributed £10 6d. collection proceeds £40.
The piece reports growing industrial discontent in New South Wales as coal miners threaten strikes after rejecting arbitration. It warns that direct action harms the community, urges acceptance of tribunals, and notes potential losses from coal stoppages and fuel shifts.
Sir Francis Hyde was cremated today in Melbourne after a short service by naval chaplain Rev. Stubbs. The ceremony followed the Admiral's wish for simplicity with a single wreath on the Union Jack around the coffin. The laurel wreath came from Lady Hyde and her daughter.
Brigadier C G N Miles appointed honorary Aide-de-Camp to Colonel O F Phillips of the Australian Staff Corps with effect July 1. Miles to leave RMC Duntroon year end to assume command of the flat military district in January. Governor Wakehurst made Air Commodore in the RAAF. Archdale Parkhill announced the appointment in the Commonwealth Gazette.
The Victorian Country Party votes to field its own federal team, previously cooperative with UAP. Five candidates offered for selection with nominations due July 41. Vic Parliamentarians in the Lyona Ministry seen as a hindrance to the party. Paris reports France approves composite ministry terms unchanged. Interior Minister Paterson for Gippland and R C Rankin for Wannon endorsed, both signing the nomination papers. The party seeks consent from BR. D. Hiliett to contest Flinders.
Reports describe a tense Belfast visit with a land mine explosion near a warehouse on Academy Street and additional sabotage along the border while the King and Queen received a local address. Police reported explosives evidence, while crowds faced disturbances and a wall collapse. Two suspects were arrested.
A Bathurst meeting of delegates from local sports bodies to defend Sunday football fails to gain support from Rugby Union Association Rifle and Hockey Club. Baseball and other associations reportedly refuse to participate delaying conference plans set for August.
The Acting Treasurer announced appointments and terms for bank directors. M B and A F Bell join the wealth Bank board for eight and seven years respectively. Duffy reappointed from September 12, Bell fills Gibson's vacancy dating to 1984 while the Scullin Government oversees the sequence.
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