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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 05, 1931
Page
2
J Ryan, dental surgeon, operates at Sydney Buildings Northbourds Avenue Civic Centre and at Dodieys Buildings Queanbeyan. Contact numbers B226 Civic Centre and Queanbeyan 87 listed.
A solicitor named Felix F Mitchell advertises services at Cooma Queanbeyan Kingston area offices in a Kingston FT listing. Office hours shown as 2.30 to 6 pm on Monday Wednesday and Friday.
Notice outlines prepaid subscription rates within the commonwealth and early daily delivery options for The Canberra Times. It lists street and station outlets for sales and distribution, with named local contacts across Canberra and regional towns.
Weather notes from Canberra record barometer 0.76 inches at 5 am and 49 degrees at 9 am. Maximum 66, minimum 41. NNE wind. Monthly rainfall table shows figures for February and March with incomplete values for later months.
General forecast at noon yesterday shows NSW fine then unsettled with rain developing from the southwest with clouds. Victoria cloudy and unsettled with fresh northwest winds veering to cool west and southwest and general rain heavy in the south. Tasmania cloudy unsettled with rain in the northwest extending later. Ocean winds are strong and squally from the west and southwest over southern waters from Northumberland to western Victoria eastwards to Tasman Sea and southwest Tasman Sea region.
Fragmentary meteorological notes indicate unsettled conditions across parts of Western and South Australia with fresh north-westerlies and squally winds east to southeast. The text is garbled with missing data, hindering precise forecasts for Kimberley and broader regions.
Rainfall readings enumerate dozens of towns and stations from New South Wales to Western Australia. High totals appear at Bathurst, Cape Northumberland, and Geraldton alongside numerous locales in South Australia and beyond, reflecting widespread wet conditions across the continent.
Melbourne march a meeting of 3,000 members of One Meat Industry Employers Unions rejected a general strike proposal in the meat trade and ordered work resumed. Negotiations on slaughtermen wages to start. a ballot on strike to follow if talks fail. Slaughtermen’s meeting postponed resumption as they await tomorrow’s negotiation outcome.
In a Rugby League Country Week elimination, a Canberra Queanbeyan versus Frabe ables Crookwelly match will be held at Yass next week to select the Group representative. Groups 8, 9 and 17 may field ten players each for a final at Junee on May 17. several players from Canberra Queanbeyan and Bungendore will be absent.
The Advisory Council voted four to two against amending ordinances to allow the council to elect its own chairman. Only the mover, Mr. Keapeare, and Dr. Hows supported the motion, while other members urged deferring any change and preserving the present system.
In Canberra, Mr T M Shakespeare argues that normal citizens should own homes, urging fair rent and subsidies. He cites government as landlord and calls for fair valuation, affordable financing, and lower interest to spur home building and reduce public burden.
The Canberra Advisory Council held its final meeting with goodwill expressions from all sides. Members reviewed its 200 meetings, praised the council chairmanship, and noted ongoing work and elections affecting future representation and duties.
Cloudy conditions in Canberra with unsettled weather ahead. Rain developing as cold north-west to west winds strengthen, becoming fresh and later moderating. Snow is forecast for the tablelands with moderate winds accompanying the change.
The Rome Wheat Conference highlighted the rising influence of Russia's Five-Year Plan on world grain markets. A US Agriculture official estimates Russia could export 200,000,000 bushels by 1933, potentially overtaking Canada and reshaping global supply even as prices fall and production rises to gain foreign credits.
An earth tremor struck Manchester and surrounding areas causing chimney collapse and cracked houses. The Manchester Children's Hospital ceiling opened showering plaster on fifteen babies. Fire engines responded as residents fled. The tremor is linked to Pendleton Fault splitting.
At yesterday's Advisory Council meeting in Canberra a motion urged the Commonwealth to introduce workers compensation by legislation. Rowe moved to submit draft proposals before promul gation and stressed the need to prevent injustices seen under current provisions. Shakespea re backed the necessity but sought clarity on whether to adopt NSW style single payer or the British three party system with government employer and employee each contributing.
The Minister for Home Affairs told the Advisory Council he cannot approve the council’s plan to build the writerian portion of the Austrathen War Memorial in Canberra. The council urged funding as unemployment relief work to provide work for the wounded housed in Sydney and Melbourne.
In Sydney on Monday the Legislative Council select committee addressing the Amending Arbitration Bill failed to have witness Mr L Wickham secretary of the Amalgamated Engineering Union appear. The committee will likely pursue legal action to compel attendance.
An auto gyro carrying Lord Stonehaven went missing in fog while returning to London after a voyage to Mussels. It landed in a swampy meadow near Saint Omar and could not take off again. Lord Stonehaven then traveled by train to Calais.
The Australian Soccer Association decided to oppose a proposed Soviet team tour to Australia citing government involvement and asserting that the Australian Association alone controls international fixtures. Local players may be denied future international participation if authority is overridden.
Joseph Higarty aged 40 was sentenced to two years in prison after escaping from the Mi Mitchell Prison Farm Glen Innes. The offence occurred during the three months before re capture at Quarter Beschonw.
A conference chaired by the Postmaster General discussed handing over all cable terminals in Australia to Amalgamated Wireless Ltd. The company already controls beam services and would take in transit cables. Attorney General Branhan, absent, will prepare a cabinet report on the conference decisions.
A thief snatched a five pound note from a woman at the GPO cable counter today. He was chased along the street but vanished into the crowd.
Evidence before the select committee on arbitration cites the New South Wales Shoe Manufacturers Association and the Austen Bool Trade Employees Federation with 1200 employed in NSW and 600 on day labor. A memorandum to the Advisory Council reports steps to speed Canberras transport via Commonwealth Railways and asks for prompt notification of delays in mood deliveries.
A supplementary estimate tallies total annual costs for members and offices at about £14 million plus earlier figures, with Labour areas receiving unemployment funding and travel, salary, and hospitality expenses rising. Additional charges include law panels and health department space, pushing the total toward £86.846 million.
Bol Green the owner confirmed the sale of Birephon in London on a Saturday. He did not reveal the price and said he decided to sell after the Newmarket meeting, which had left him disappointed.
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