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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 18, 1937
Page
1
The French press attacks Italy over Mussolini's Libyan vigil while Britain shows no unified plan to counter anti British propaganda. London focuses on re armament as Mussolini’s stance is treated with pity. The piece recalls Kaiser Wilhelm's 1911 protector of Islam claim and Jerusalem scene.
The NSW State Cabinet ordered the immediate start of the Bungendore to Captain's Flat railway with a 15 to 18 month completion target. It plans 600 direct jobs and 400 indirect roles, plus a new Lake George Metals plant at Captain's Flat employing at least 350 within two years. A Hawkesbury River bridge at Peat's Ferry and related ore railway work form part of over £600,000 in major projects.
The Metal Trades Employers' Association claims 68 metropolitan foundries closed as 3,000 workers are out. others remain open or reach private concessions. Disputes sparked by Beeby Award terms, with unions accusing illegal lockouts and seeking arbitration, reflect broader metal industry unrest.
High Court judges condemned divorce statutes as cruel during a Birmingham Assizes hearing. Justice Swift commented on long separations and the pain of divided families, urging reform and noting how not all faithful couples remain whole. He urged ecclesiastics to witness the issue firsthand.
Melbourne reports Mr Lyons spent a full day before departure for Adelaide to join a steamer to London. He held many interviews and arranged souvenirs of Tasmanian blackwood for presentation abroad.
The Assistant State Meteorologist Mr Newman said fine weather followed a rapid southward shift of the low mood bringing rain. Another low mood west of Gabo Island may affect Sydney. Food ing in Northern rivers is past. Rivers remain high but should drop after rain ends. Heavy rain hit the eastern half of the state in the last 24 hours. Dense fog over Sydney Harbour hindered visibility for over three hours. The small steamer Dellic, awaited with anxiety, arrived at Wollongong today.
The Minister for Commerce Dr Page is flood bound on his property in the Grafton district as hundreds of acres flood. He cannot leave before Friday or Saturday and conducts urgent departmental business by telephone. Clarence River rising but town likely to escape serious flooding. dead cows wash through streets and the body of 17 year old William Lane recovered after being swept from his horse in the Orara River.
The Chief Engineer of the Water Board Mr. Farnsworth told a board meeting that rainfall in the catchment areas would secure Sydney’s water supply until May 1939 if drought conditions stay normal. The board then deferred spending £961,500 to build an emergency Warragamba supply.
Cairo reports that the Arabic press ridicules Mussolini’s assertion as Defender of Islam. It notes that a true champion of Islam must be a Muslim, underscoring dissent among prominent Moslems.
Unrest in metal and engineering sectors may reach Victoria as a stop work meeting is called for tomorrow to protest the Beeby Award. Local workers in related trades join the action to voice their concerns and pressure employers.
The Duce arrives near Tripoli after a night near the Sirtico Desert and inspection at Lethe. He flies from Sirte with Balbo and 400 followers, travels by car past Misurata, where carpet makers spread wares for him. Crowds cheer as he enters the city and 5000 citizens present welcomes.
The Labour Party plans a censure motion in June addressing the Commonwealth’s finances and the government's handling of imports. Opposition speakers will urge discussion of Imperial Conference agenda and criticise the government for delaying a debate and the Governor-General’s forthcoming official opening.
L Storey about 20, four visitors from the country, was swept out by undertow while bathing at Cronulla. Jack Miller, Cronulla Surf Club champion, plunged in to save him but failed to reach. A locally crewed surf boat rescued Storey a mile from the spot. Landing was impossible at Cronulla due to heavy seas. Blackwood beach was used. Storey was unconscious but revived by artificial means.
New Zealand biographer Hector Bolitho, in a closing section of Edward the VIII, his life and reign, portrays a troubled Edward VIII in the final year. He charts a lonely king wooed by Mrs. Simpson, his rift with family and church, and the controversial 1936 yacht cruise that fueled criticism.
Pan American Airways announces three clipper planes will depart San Francisco for Auckland to survey the Trans Pacific route to New Zealand. Amelia Earhart Putnam may join the world flight while Harold Gatty says a clipper will depart this afternoon. Weather storms are clearing though northerly winds are forecast.
Davis Cup team manager Cliff Sproule says the squad is equal to the world's best and, if they perform at peak, can win the cup. He notes excellent physical condition and Bromwich as a strong asset. Sproule also predicts Quist will be a top contender at the next world championship.
Treasury reports income tax collections for the first half of March totaled 381 million dollars, about 100 million more than the same period in 1936, indicating a strong rise in receipts nationwide.
Before the abdication, Mr. Bolithe notes the King's health and reason showed strain from his unhappy state yet the will remained firm. He suggests future writers will focus on a man of promise who despaired through slow disintegration caused by perpetual frustration, following the mother's afternoon appeal.
With about three months left in the financial year Canberra advances its works programme. Cottage erection uses most artisans, while major projects including Patents stal War Memorial and Ainslie school are slated to start next year. Tradesmen camps may form as private contractors manage new subdivisions and inner circle development.
A fragment from a Civil List item notes that the Duke of Windece is not named in the document. The brief indicates absence rather than inclusion of a royal title.
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