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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1932
Page
2
Advertising note outlines prepaid subscription rates within the Commonwealth. Post free delivery offered at 0 shillings per month with annual option of 3 shillings. The text hints at booking terms for subscribers.
City figures including Kingston J. C. Gunn Brill Harris and Westlake Manuka contribute to planning discussions. Officials Chariton and Prowse are noted among those involved in the development of new measures for the Canberra area.
An OCR fragments list several names and entities in Queanbeyan including Br Dunne A M Fellick Bons, Robins Oaks, Mrs M Newsmay, Kennedy Bone, Bunge Bouthwell Brown, and Hail 7 Porting Cooms. The text lacks complete context but reads as a names catalogue or listing from a local page.
Special arrangement delivers The Canberra Times daily to Romer of Canberra and Queanbeyan before other papers. Residents must send names and addresses to Canberra Times or phone 46 Queanbeyan. Mr M Murray Lowe Street Queanbeyan is listed.
Canberra meteorological page shows a 9 am thermometer 42 degrees and a 24 hour maximum. rainfall figures are listed monthly for the current year to date with scattered entries such as February March May and June. Wind direction noted near 9 am and the text includes miscellaneous illegible notes and figures.
In Sydney the Arbitration Court heard rival claims by the Grangers Association of New South Wales and the Australian Workers Union over pastoral industry wages and conditions. The case detailed flock sizes, membership totals, and proposed weekly wages for shed hands, wool presser, cooks, and station hands. Chief Judge Dethridge warned of a looming wage and land value adjustment, with the hearing adjourned to tomorrow.
The forecast calls for cold unsettled conditions with further rain and heavy showers on tablelands. Hail squalls possible and snow expected on the highlands. Strong squalls and winds from northwest to southwest may reach gale force at times.
A centenary reflection notes that Britain's 1832 Reform Bill transformed governance by ending hereditary dominance, expanding representation, and inspiring global democratic progress. It contrasts pre reform abuses, including violent elections and harsh laws, with the bill's shift of power to the Commons and lasting constitutional impact.
Prime Minister Forbes said the order establishing the exchange pool will be revoked at end of June if exporters’ consignments are withheld. Government not interfering with the exchange rate. banks will handle rate policy. He dismissed immediate rate fluctuations and noted banks would adjust if any bank adopts a diverging rate.
London banking circles predict the attempt to reduce the value of the New Zealand pound will fail. The city editor of Theily Bland jard comments on the forecast from London.
A 1902 Belgrade made court sword, once owned by Major Kostich then linked to the murder of Queen Drag and King Alexander of Serbia, passes through diplomats and collectors. It ends up in an English collector’s hands with a £000 price tag for its head, and the owner seeks a museum to guard and display it.
The Minister for the Interior Mr A Parkhill will tour the Northern Territory at week’s end. He will visit Cloncurry Mt Isa Cuno wall Alexandria Brunette Anthonys Lagoon Newcastle Waters Wave Hill Victoria Downs Katherine Darwin and return via Alice Springs to Adelaide. The trip should take three to four weeks.
Arrangements completed for the Irish Free State delegation to Ottawa with De Valera as leader. Accompanying him are Lemass Minister for Industry and Commerce, Ryan Minister for Lands and Fisheries, and likely Senators Connolly and Johnson representing Labour.
Dublin dispatch notes President De Valera missing from duties due to his mother's death. A statement on British negotiations is anticipated on Friday.
A new Australian company Cinesound Pro Hone Ltd with capital of £60,000 has been registered to produce Australian talkies. It plans several major films and has arranged distribution in England France and Germany.
After a three week interval the Canberra Society of Arts and Literature resumes at the Institute of Anatomy on Monday evening. Dr T Hckson directs readings of The Little Man Campbell of Kilmour and Becky Sharp adapted from Vanity Fair with Olive Conway. The group is in active rehearsal for an interesting night.
Eight New Guard members condemned for an attack at Alderman Garden home at Maroubra had appeals heard. The court adjusted pleas from guilty to not guilty on one count, with sentences up to three months and several appeals dismissed or adjourned as judges considered the actions and witnesses.
His Excellency the Governor General presided over a Federal Executive Council meeting at Government House Canberra yesterday morning. Before departing for the One Conference the Assistant Treasurer Mr Bruce and the Minister for Customs Mr Gullett will be given a farewell dinner by Cabinet colleagues at the Hotel Canberra today.
Staff from St Pauls Cathedral have begun mapping the underground water system beneath the church. They have dug through the crypt floor to chart streams and sands that underlie the building. Contour maps and a model will guide future construction to avoid diverting underground water.
The Federal Cabinet devoted most of yesterday to reviewing budget ideas for the new financial year. The Prime Minister Mr Lyons said the Premiers Conference on June 28 would shape the Commonwealth stance and unemployment funding would be revisited with an additional £5,000 considered. A Canberra Ottawa London delegation plan was outlined with Hawker Massy Cheen Perking Benton to liaise on questions. Mr Bruce and Mr Cullett depart Canberra for Melbourne tonight and Sydney before Ottawa.
The Department of the Interior prepared to move from No. 1 Secretariat to Acton Offices, packing crates and furniture as part of a broader rearrangement. Minister Parkint expected to return to Canberra to oversee the transfer and consolidate Treasury activities under one roof with the Pensions Office and Superannuation Board joining Commonwealth Offices.
Researchers at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology describe a new Ing device that records heart motion on a graphic film at high speed. The apparatus captures a heartbeat as a nearly yard long trace and uses a clear film window to view heart activity without artificial illumination. Rabbits and cats with chest windows were studied, with potential for medical healing rays and thoracic treatment noted.
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