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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 30, 1935
Page
3
In Parliament yesterday the Minister for the Interior said inquiries were made about Canberra milk prices after a Canberra Dairymen Association letter proposed inspecting income tax returns to show they were earning only small profits. The move aimed to improve transparency in pricing.
Yvonne Ofcer died and Duile Tenzer was wounded in a Monday shooting. Detectives await Miss Tenzer’s recovery to learn motive. Father of the wounded girl says no basis for the idea of a fortune and that marriage rumors may have been a fairy tale.
Dispute over ground for Burra vs Queanbeyan district final threatens cancellation. Burra captain T Moore refuses Queanbeyan Park home wicket, seeks neutral venue, while West Queanbeyan players push for a decision affecting the match at Burra ground or alternative sites. Teams listed include Burra players such as T Moore and C J Hill.
The Federal Capital Territory Hoc key Association will hold its annual meeting at the Hotel Canberra on Monday April 1. The meeting is timed to start at 8 30 pm. Full attendances requested due to important business to discuss.
The women's hockey season begins Saturday April 13 with an annual meeting at the Hockey Ground at 7 o'clock followed by a scratch match. Acton is urged to attend to discuss season arrangements including a possible tour by the New Zealand Women's Hockey team to Canberra in August. The Association hopes for new members and a successful season.
At the Capitol Theatre a rare comedy programme opens with Raven in Toyland a musical spectacle based on Victor Herbert operetta featuring Felix Knight and Charlotte Henry. The Camels are Coming stars Jack Hulbert with Rona Lee Hartley Power and Harold Holt in a film with brisk plot and action. A new Walt Disney Silly Symphony The Night Before Christmas completes the bill followed by upcoming screenings Brat with Evelyn Laye and The Merry Widow with Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald plus The Last Gentleman next week.
Manuka faces possible changes as a rotated squad is chosen for the B Grade final against Northbourne to be played at Northbourne Oval. Key players Ramsay and Rodgers are uncertainties with Ramsay in Sydney due to a relative’s illness and Rodgers nursing a finger injury.
Blight changes in the team to represent the Conberts Bowling Club against City Club for the Johnson Cup. Teams named include Forrest Green Melones Horlin McFortune MERRY Menzies Roach Francis Chariton Rain Gunn Dee Monahan Galbraith Creas Carew Jones Chapman Hodgson Thorpe Wats wma Cook Parunns Gray Whiteford Wieruini Keith Chiah Weather om Piper Traynor Tobler Henry Finn. Player participation details show selections and substitutes for the same segment.
In Sydney on March 14, Hubert Joseph Com ruh, aged 40, died suddenly in Grafton. The remains arrived in Sydney with examination showing traces of strychnine in the kidneys, heart, liver and spleen. Police are attempting to determine how the contamination occurred.
Mary Catherine Mackenzie was awarded 1500 pounds in damages from John Logan Carlyle for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff, aged 29 and born in Cansola, claimed 2000 pounds, testified of a Vancouver romance and a proposal aboard the Niagara during a voyage to Australia.
A fragment from Friday notes indicates the Buh state Lottery was unseen with unclear results. The main result mentions 70,828 as a figure and states the lottery will be drawn next Friday.
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