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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1930
Page
2
A garbled catalog of race names and horse entries lists multiple divisions and handicap marks including Juvenile Handicap and Valley events. The text references Melbourne and Grand National styles with numerous horse names such as Sir Tarsiay Shingle Short and Panmist D, all from a fragmented racing page.
Mr F M Forde told the House of Representatives that a £2 bounty on each household sewing machine for five years could keep nearly 1,000 workers employed in Australia. He argued lower costs would boost demand for stands and cabinets and spurr further factory sewing machine production. The scheme caps total bounty at £20,000 per financial year and the debate was adjourned.
Mr Fenton received a warm welcome at a Labour Party meeting and later in Parliament the vice prime minister praised his overseas work for Australia. Mr Fenton will assume Trade and Customs duties next week, with Forde continuing as acting minister until a cabinet decision next Tuesday. Parker Moloney’s impending England trip could see Forde retained for continued service in the department.
Mr Coleman, Australian representative, challenges Lord Lugard's linked "New Guinea and Australian Mandated Rule" report as unwarranted. The Permanent Mandates Commission examined economic exploitation from gold fields and income tax from miners, debating whether mined wealth should benefit the territory. Coleman notes tax incidence in the Mandated Territory far exceeds Australian levels, while commission suggestions lack economic soundness.
The Senate floor erupted in satire as Opposition Leader Sir George Pearce and Nationalist MPs attacked the governments amusement tax plan. Pearce mocked Labour pictorial ads and payoffs to Labour funds, while Daly urged seriousness. The session featured jokes about optimists and pessimists and references to miners and political donations.
Herbert Raynor slipped while inspecting an underground benzene storage tank in Lithoow Thuralay. His safety mask came off and he was overcome by fumes. Mates pulled him out with a hook and he recovered after treatment.
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