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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1939
Page
5
London reports the government submitted final Palestine plans to Arab and Jewish sides separately and adjourned. A transcessional period hinges on cooperation, with an Executive Council of British officers and Arab and Jewish nominees acting as ministers without portfolio. Jewish migration capped at 15,009 yearly for five years then reconsidered.
A compilation of meetings and notices from Canberra and surrounding areas including the Australian Institute of Anatomy AGM on March 20 at Hotel Kingston, the Australian Capital Territory Builders Labourers Association parish meeting on March 23, and a Canberra branch formation for Old Collegians Association with locations in Griffith and Kingston. Also listed are library branches, lodging prices, social hall events, and a liquidation notice for Sheea Mining Options Limited with proof of debts due by May 3 1939.
The Industrial Board issued determinations in the Commonwealth Gazette giving priority to returned soldiers and union members in baking trades and hospitality sectors. Non union workers must join within one month of engagement, with a deadline around April 16, and membership is then governed by union rules potentially penalizing nonmembers.
Melbourne Thursday. Former Customs Minister T W White criticizes the appointment of A B Corbett as Director General of Civil Aviation and Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs in Brisbane. White, a pilot, says the transfer of a postal officer nearing retirement to aviation shows lack of appreciation for aviation’s possibilities. He questions the Civil Aviation Board’s abolition and notes headquarters move to Canberra causing uncertainty and potential inefficiency. He says Parliament will not ignore the issue when it meets. The resignation of Mr Men is cited as evidence of an inner cabinet fracture.
Commonwealth Gazette publishes bakers and brickmakers wage scales with a 44 hour week, one week holiday, automatic 1s adjustments, and margins from 2s2d to 1s8d. Basic Canberra wage listed as £4 0s 6d, with overtime at time and a half and holiday hours rules.
Public Service notices list March 4 results, naming successful female officers from Statisticians' Branch and non permanent Commonwealth candidates. Points are given for each, with eligibility for promotion or transfer ending March 15.
In Sydney on Thursday the Potato Growers Council of New South Wales backed allowing New Zealand potatoes into Australia under proper supervision. It noted the Australian consumer deserves a fair price and the producer a reasonable return for his labor.
A 47 year old British seaman named Bascomb was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment after refusing duty aboard the Induna. He argued via his solicitor that his articles did not specify a voyage to a war zone. The Induna was loading cargo bound for China at the time.
An old notice lists vacancies for a young girl mentioned as 14 or 15 for shop labor and an experienced housemaid and waitress with pay details. It includes application directions to Brassey House and Acton Guest House, with phone references and terse phrases.
In the House of Commons the Under Secretary for Air Captain Balfour announced plans to speed Empire services by extending flying orders. Fairey Aircraft will build 14 new civil type aircraft likely for Singapore and other routes, expected to be completed in 1941.
Defaulter, ridden by L. J. Elia with Silver Blandhart aboard, led the Doncaster Handicap field at Randwick finishing in 1544. The horse showed strength after slow early pace and was kept under strong drive to secure the win amid muted competition.
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