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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1935
Page
3
A man named William Hart was fatally injured in a car crash near Auburn on April 10. The incident occurred in the Parramatta area with authorities reporting the death of William James Bawer and Hasecuila as involved parties.
Sydney report says a 31 year old labourer, Garden, was fined 100 at the Central Criminal Court for street betting. Edworthy testified he saw a dark object on the road and could not avoid it.
Sydney reports that an application for a rule nisi to restrain the city coroner from proceeding with the inquiry into the arm found in the Coogee aquarium will be heard by Justice Halse Rogers tomorrow.
Reports from Winchcombe Carson note German buyers showed keen bidding at the Sydney wool sales but imports fell 30 percent in the year to March 31. Germany’s domestic consumption remains uncertain and European demand shows little sign of a quick rebound.
Queanbeyan Municipal Council reports the kerbing and guttering relief works are near completion. No new works will start until the sewerage scheme begins. date is awaited from the Public Works Department. The local pipe lines will be made on site, ten days are called for their construction. The Queanbeyan Municipal Band annual ball will be at Gregory's Hall on Friday June 31. Proceeds go to the Uniform fund with floor in Arat Olans order. Mayor and Aldermen J and M Ramond will attend. Ambassadors Orchestre will provide music.
Low temperatures were recorded at the Queanbeyan station with a morning low of 33 degrees. The freeze caused water mains to freeze and domestic supply cuts in many parts of the town.
Canberra Grammar School Parents and Friends Society reported £208 4s gross from March fete with expenses at £4 8s. A £200 cheque was given to the School Council for cricket oval and other purposes. Treasurer H B Richards resigned. H Miles Cox elected as successor. Ball arrangements at Albert Hall for August 2 under Governor General and Lady Samuels patronage. New wing at the school to house sixty boarders will be completed next term, easing enrolment pressure.
The ancient borough of Wallingford Berkshire cannot hire a town crier as the council will not pay a salary. An honorary post has failed, and even a shilling per notice was cut during financial cuts. A cap and bells are provided.
London dealers move up to 500 leeches weekly imported from France by air. Workers wade rivers to catch leeches for sale as an old remedy for optic inflammation. Hospitals once used tens of thousands weekly. now leech therapy resurfaces as effective in certain cases.
The Isle of Man is presented as a safe motoring haven with very few accidents. Insurance premiums have fallen by 25 percent and income tax has been reduced to ten pence in the pound. The article notes a rising trend of retired businessmen from Lancashire and Yorkshire relocating inland each year.
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