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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1935
Page
3
A Barraclough Limited Opticians and Optometrists announce their next Canberra visit at Thomson's Pharmacy. The firm has served the town for over thirty years with representation by Mr. R. E. Clark F.L.O. The session runs Friday March 22 from 9 am to 3 pm at Thompson's Pharmacy.
A crowded Kensington Club programme lists races including Bunwerong Welter Mile and Flying Handicap divisions, with horses such as Prince Pombal Babili Dango Yerlina Ligarno and Abbott's Bernard in flat events. The card covers two jumper and handicap races plus a fourteen-two handicap and a Kensington handicap with multiple entrants and weights.
The report lists winners in multiple Bunnerong events across divisions including Welter Mile Juvenile Handicap Jumpers Flat Flying Handicap First Division Hatholie Misnomer Voleti Second Division Sun Clad Nita 8 Cheermag Third Division Frimael Prince Liseau Neat Star 142 Handicap Sir Merriwee Mertall Allee Kensington pear Nord Rogerson Winrose.
Queanbeyan coach Jack Shumack has begun night training for the season and believes players are in prime condition for the opening match. A match against a Canberra combination is hoped for March 31 with cup season starting in May.
A meeting of Loyal Happy Home Lodge at Crawford Hall Waranbeyan welcomed Grand Master J. McCarthy and Goulburn district officers. The gathering featured tributes to the order, a banquet led by Sister Elva Wearne, and toasts including The King and The M U L O F. Officials noted the lodge’s 85th anniversary since dispensation in 1856.
At Gosford Sydney the steward suspended S Skelton for a month for taking up the wrong position in Witchcraft during the second division of the Three and Four Year Old Handicap and fined £2 for breaking through the barrier in the same event. First division results list Bulldozer, Black Mist and Haughty Clare with times and betting noted. Second division winner Witchcraft followed by Main Val and Beau Bean. Flying Welter Handicap and Encourage Stakes details included with placings and times.
Racing notes list Capris Croupier and Cherry King as scratchings in the Sydney Cup with the same names appearing in the Dorraster event. Details are sparse and no results are provided.
The Queanbeyan Hunter Tennis Tournament runs April 19 to 22 with champions from Sydney and local players in 15 events. Top prize is the Freebody Gold Cup for Men’s Singles, a trophy to be held by a player winning three times. Current holder W Tytherleigh is in Queensland. R Hundt holds the Eden Monaro Silver Cup.
The ladies' doubles tournament at the Association courts Manuka tolly attracts good entry. Play starts at 8.20 and, if uninterrupted, finals should be completed by 5 pm.
Premier Stevens said he would table plans within a week to replan Macquarie Street with Cabinet. Competitive designs would be invited for the area, including a site for a new law courts and decisions on Martin Place’s end, the Domain connection, and Sydney Hospital's fate. Parliament precinct improvements are also under consideration.
The High Court opened hearings on whether the Federal Arbitration Court can exercise full wage fixing authority. The Australian Tramway Employees' Association argues the court overstepped jurisdiction by applying the State Salaries Reduction Act to tramway workers wages, reducing pay below employer set levels.
Richard Smith, who escaped from the Muswellbrook lock-up in July 1931, was recaptured after nearly four years at large. Police say he recently completed a 12 month sentence at Yatala on another charge.
In the House of Commons the Prime Minister Mr Ramsay MacDonald said the government would shortly begin consultations with local authorities across the country on the defence of the civil population against air bombing attacks.
A Canberra reader denounces dairies seeking to restore milk to 8d per quart, recalling 1932 price hikes amid grass shortages. He questions temporary vs. lasting motives, urges protest by Canberra Housewives Association and Mothercraft Society, and pledges to limit spending to 6d–8d per quart to curb overproduction.
In the High Court Bradly for the Railways Commission sought special leave to appeal a State Full Court ruling that a larceny conviction is not a felony under the Act. The court granted leave on costs. The decision affects multiple wage recovery claims by former employees.
The Duke of Manchester was arrested today and charged with obtaining £650 by false pretences from Thomas Sutton and his manager Walter Lawlor, both deceased. The duke was remanded on bail.
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