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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reads like a business notice naming entities such as The Federal Capital frecent and Australia Ltd with possible references to a memorandum. The unreadable text suggests corporate matters, dates, and locations but lacks complete details to confirm specific actions or outcomes.
Weather page fragment notes temperature at 2 pm around 90 degrees and 34 for the day, plus 8 am and 6 pm readings. Mentions minimums near 14 degrees and multiple garbled values. Contains location cues and uncertain terms, not a clear forecast.
The Canberra Times discusses how postwar distress in Bolivia and Paraguay helped spur revolutions. It references an English Prime Minister warning against new wars and notes coups and abdications tied to the lingering damages of World War I and regional conflicts. It argues revolution stems from force when peaceful means fail and publics remain unsettled.
Snow fell yesterday afternoon and evening in Canberra and parts of Sydney district reports say. Temperatures dropped on higher ranges with some covers melting soon after. government budget talks indicate projected deficits to be trimmed by October with tax provisions and potential reenactment of Special Income Tax Art under discussion.
The British Open golf event saw Ferrier qualify in the first round amid wintry weather. Ferrier’s early rounds at Huylaxé included difficult rough and flood conditions, with steady improvement later. other players like Gere Brazen posted strong early scores.
Police chief Col H J Jones highlights a threefold plan for Federal Capital Territory road safety. NSW data show 3850 people killed or injured in street accidents, with 340 dead and 9333 injured in 1993 alone, while early 1986 reports indicate rising fatalities and injuries on major roads.
Canberra police call for tougher laws after analysis shows 83 deaths and 343 injuries from single vehicle crashes. Excessive speed is the main cause in most cases with drivers failing to stop at signals and misjudging curves. Public education and harsher penalties urged. efforts to reduce apathy and improve road safety noted. Sydney reports a death by own action and inquest into an artist model incident toward public education measures.
A rapid rise in the Motunir river near Camber Bay caused a ferry disruption and a belt of flood conditions. Emergency crews reported rising water levels, with the Lenn Crossing bridge submerged briefly and an hour-long closure. Weather and river levels remained elevated through the day, delaying traffic on the main route.
A New Zealand forestry company faces complex steps to balance value between forestry bonds and shares. After long deliberation, directors propose converting 1928 forestry bonds into company shares, with a formal price and increment mechanism set by the Bondholders Incorporation Commission. The plan aims to finance large timber movements while protecting shareholder value.
In Budapest a police officer named Janos Kele uses vivid divinations during concentration to reveal murders and crimes, guiding investigations without traditional methods. His claims purportedly helped arrest a priest’s killer and cut the city’s death rate by self-inflicted cases by about 40 percent, according to reports.
Regulation of shop hours is discussed amid a debate on ballroom dancing by Duncy Weaneuay. The piece critiques unfair competition among shops selling similar goods with varied hours and describes a bill aiming to harmonize trading times, referencing Continental influence and claimed inspiration from national ballroom styles.
Raymond Jones, 32, an engineer and former amateur boxing champion of Australia, petitions for divorce from Mary Jones, 33, alleging cruelty. He claims she attacked him with a broomstick and timber, cut him with a knife, and threatened with a revolver, injuring his scalp. He was a member of a 10 percent Olympic team.
Dr F McCuttum of Canberra born in Byding In with health department troubles expected to return to Canberra next week. Mr KH Baxhiend opened Canberra Wood Company supplying firewood. Mr Km Blastend, veteran of Tuyut and France with YK AMA Battalion, noted.
Mr Binns plans a visit to New Guinea and Papua to examine proposals for establishing libraries. He will leave Australia on July 8 with administrators and Government officials to survey the wall and project in preparation for his return.
Detectives boarded the liner in rough seas after passengers departed for San Frenélaco. They sought a person of interest, secured a spear and set out in pursuit. The man remained elusive as the search continued aboard the vessel.
A report on mortgage rate movements indicates an upward shift in the first mortgage rates for March. The overall average rose to around 41 percent, with some refinements showing a 44 percent upper range and a spike to five percent in certain loan categories, despite market volatility.
The fourth annual Can berra Police Association ball will be at Hotel Canberra on Monday August 3. Patronage includes Prime Minister Lyons, Acting Attorney-General Brennan, Solicitor-General Knnces, and Chief Defender of Police. Lieutenant-Colonel Yogoon leads the orchestra. Members to RSVP by Monday.
The trial of Herbert Kopit, labourer, began in Brisbane before Justice MacCormans on a murder charge involving a passenger on the Bundaberg mail train. The confession was admitted as evidence after judge ruling, with Crown plans to prove Kopit travelled from Cairns to Gympie and boarded the train at Gympie before the body was found. The jury was later recalled as the case proceeded with Mr Sheehy presenting.
At Philadelphia the National Democratic Convention opened with Mr Farley declaring the New Deal the sole issue. He urged continuation of the program to restore the country, arguing that critics seek to wreck the government and undermine progress.
In New York on a Tuesday, Republican support opposing trade pacts was voiced as Rena Harkely told the Philadelphia audience that the party platform calls for repealing trade agreements and the laws under which they were negotiated.
On Wednesday at a woolsale the market for merino rams showed weak demand with several bids failing to meet expectations. Scarcity of competition kept prices below earlier exports, buyers and the auctioneer voicing disappointment as 410 rams exchanged hands for a total of 10,860 pounds 18 shillings 6 pence, average about 26 pounds 8 pence.
Soundry Golf Associates reports a semifinal matchup in the championship event with notable players contesting for a berth in the final. Details confirm advancement dynamics and key performances shaping the final outcome.
A heritage project in Winbor faces delays as donors and aldermen pursue a memorial garden for late figures. The initiative, centered on a statue of King George, advances amid funding changes and political scrutiny, with a memorial committee meeting set to decide next steps.
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