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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 14, 1935
Page
4
The Canberra City Area Lessees Association urges legislation to guarantee lessees full rights to improvements and property at lease expiration, arguing the government should not hold a revisionary interest in all city leases. Similar rights exist for rural lessees, and the association notes most requests related to city leases have been approved by the department.
A fire at a Parramatta grocer shop early today was stopped from spreading by prompt brigades. An adjoining timber-filled storehouse nearly fueled the blaze before crews contained it. Youth Joseph Kelly, trapped at the rear, was rescued by neighbours as the shop’s contents were ruined.
The death occurred today at Wollstonecraft of John Macgregor aged 66, a well known figure in Australian journalism and associate editor of the Sydney Morning Herald for some years.
John Anthony McKillop, 35, escaped from the Crookwell lock-up this afternoon while the constable was away. A search for Deceased Bach Dee was unsuccessful.
Mrs Julia Rapke president of the Victorian Women Citizens' Movement commends the King George V and Queen Mary Maternity and Infant Welfare Jubilee Memorial Fund. She says safeguarding maternal health is Australia’s vital social question and urges uniform obstetric standards and an individual civic obligation to contribute fully.
Article urges graziers to supplement sheep diets with Woolmax to build resistance to parasites and poor pastures. It compares supplements to fodder crops, noting higher material costs but lower feeding effort for supplements, and stresses use of covered troughs and strategic timing as seasons and pastures vary.
The Director of Education, Ruas Thomas, urged replacing high school entrance tests with intelligence testing to better gauge entrants' abilities. He called for vocational guidance, a higher school age beyond 14, and separate courses for those who fail entrance exams, while noting current tests admit underqualified pupils and exclude capable ones.
A Defence Department report on moving Duntroon Military College back to Canberra will be reviewed by Cabinet. Wanberra groups including the Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Association back the shift, arguing it would aid military efficiency and benefit the Federal Capital.
The 260th State Lottery was drawn today with major prizes going to city players. First prize worth 67,772 won by the Eight Syndicate led by Mrs. J. Cusack of Edward Street South Kensington. Second prize 15,960 to Mr. Stewart syndicate with Mrs. L. Thomas of Houghton Street Lane Cove. Third prize 26,857 to Seven Again syndicate including Dr. Hayward of Kempton Street Rockdale. Fourth prize 65,594 to Peter Pan syndicate led by A. Kelly of May Street Eastwood. Lottery 267 will be drawn next Friday.
The proposal aims to require a minimum level of attainment for admission to high schools, rather than letting children set their own standards. It argues for an objective benchmark tied to entrance examinations to ensure consistent qualifications across applicants.
Reginald Clark a Melbourne student musician now living in Belgrade after arriving from Marseilles a year ago was found hanging from a door-handle at his lodgings. The landlady cut the rope and he was unconscious when taken to hospital where he showed signs of improvement though still critical earlier reports say.
A widow aged 55 describes severe muscular rheumatism and rheumatic gout, unable to walk stairs for years. She credits Kruschen Salts with dissolving uric acid crystals and restoring mobility, noting improved walking comfort after following the regimen.
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