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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 21, 1929
Page
1
A four page railway log from Sydney records worker unrest as a planned strike nears. Details touch on hours, wages, and employer responses, with calls for compliance and potential court action against delays. The note cites AMEE conference in Newcastle and notes secretary Chapman’s stance on labor disputes affecting operations.
Commander Eckener of the Graf Zeppelin travels from Marseilles to Berlin to procure two new cylinders after a fault with an unsatisfactory cylinder type. He believes the ship will be ready for the transatlantic flight in a week and praises the safe landing as a major demonstration. Sir George Wilkins voices the desire for greater speed and accepts higher risk in air travel.
The Turkish shipyards win a contract to build two destroyers two submarines and several scouts at a cost of £5,000,000 to be delivered in 23 months The British tender was slower the American more costly and the French cheaper but slower than the Italian This is Turkey's most important contract since the war.
In Sydney on May Day demonstrations Garden and others faced charges for taking part in an unlawful procession. Garden pleaded guilty claiming lack of notice. officials denounced his influence in protests. Garden and Ryan fined £10 each with one month hard labour. Locan Jensen and others given smaller penalties or jail terms.
Missing airmen Moir and Owen trigger federal search efforts as government, military leaders, and commercial operators coordinate across Java to Darwin and between Wyndham and Derby. Sir Keith Smith prepares to meet Colonel Brinsmead in Melbourne while Dutch and Portuguese governments assist. Burns Philp instructed to mobilize Malabar for coast search.
Air Force chief of staff Comimo dore Winn stated the search for airmen Mair and Gwen will focus on whether they used a collapsible boat. If found in a rubber boat there is a better chance of rescue. The aviation department believes Mair and Owen may have turned back and landed somewhere, delaying news.
The Treval Packet Navigation Company manager said the line would join the search for the airmen if the Federal Government requested assistance, marking a cooperative effort pending a formal request.
Last week the Engravers' Department added seven more men to sewer construction, raising total staffing across departments from 1334 to 1354. May 11 and May 18 figures show departmental changes with Engineers' Dept and Building Trades accounting for the rest.
A fire van found a blaze at Hedfern late on a stand called premio with Oxford Testing Co. The flames were subdued. police recovered petrol soaked rags and a coal trolley on the floor, indicating arson as a potential motive and authorities took control of the scene.
An agroplane crashed during landing at Mascot aerodrome. The pilot escaped injury while the passenger Mrs Cithim of Belmore sustained undisclosed injuries. the aircraft was badly damaged. Names and details reflect a chaotic report with errors.
Walter Tam, 32, formerly postmaster at Stouthafield, was jailed nine months on a charge of misappropriating £89 from the Postmaster-General. He vanished after the theft, later surrendered at Murwillumbah station six months on. He earned £240 a year but after expenses, lived on about £2 weekly to support his wife and family. Judge Thompson suspended the sentence on recognisance, noting the strain of handling £6,000 public money yearly.
Careful search by Malabor Burns Philp and Company Ltd. reports a message from the medal to Malabor that the vessel was within 10 miles of Koepang. A lookout was stationed at Taast but floating obsenta and careful examination found nothing bearing any digit from the alrmnein rs disappearance.
Melbourne dispatch cites Captain Matthews, a noted airman, stating Moir and Owen may have landed in Timor or, if not, perhaps were blown off course and landed west of Darwin.
A.D.C. leads a search operation around Australia today under Captain Grosvenor and the ALD, moving from Wyndham to Munday as part of efforts directed at locating a missing mate. Governor of South Australia oversees the inquiry with joint agency involvement.
Morning report quotes Sir Keith Smith saying there were no suitable landing points between Timor and the Australian coast where the aviator could have landed. He notes that Mote and Gwen altered their propeller, affecting speed, and warns that a night landing would be dangerous. Darwin may have been the only possible destination if forced to land.
He reached Wyndham in the afternoon and found no evidence of the cing men, suggesting a quiet arrival with no sightings or confrontations reported. The fragment notes Gwen accompanying him during the visit.
An New South Wales in the ants Ptate in the Commonwealth lat paige Family Endowment, an attempt will be made at the Conferenceaf Prem iers to be held in Canberra most week to bring this question within the Juris diction of Federal politics.
The Southern Cross Inquiry resumed with Mr Hammond KC noting regulation about witness statements. Charles Aliwan clarified funding came from the venture's own group, detailing takeoff from Wyndham and plan to England, with discussions on aircraft readiness and radio equipment, while acknowledging Darwin as unsuitable for landing.
Corporal Ferrin of the PROALEF won the polytechnic marathon from Windsor to London in the hours 0 minutes 47 28 pens. Lavkaenen, representing Fintan to the Olympiad, finished second in two hours 59 minutes 48 pennies.
An armed guard boarded the Mochet steamer Com mod and placed a pad on board restricting access to the captain. Banks refused to negotiate the ship’s documents. The cargo allegedly consists mainly of matches and is linked to tensions among oil field workers.
The Nationalist party announced in the afternoon a new cabinet lineup with Mr. Moore as Premier and Chief Secretary and other ministers including Mr. King for Public Construction and Works, Mr. Murnen for Home Secretary, Mr. Peterson as Attorney-General, and Mr. Walker for Agriculture and Stock. Also named were roles for Railways and Roads, Labour and Industry, and other portfolios.
Calcutta dispatch reports Amanullah withdrawing from Makar to Kalet i Chitral 125 miles south of Oghasnai. He narrowly escaped capture while Bhimet tribe allegedly backs Dewla in ongoing hostilities.
Sydney report shows Mei Cumngy Seldhe Nationalist organizer claims effort to purify the roll while admitting the roll’s deplorable condition blamed on police collectors. The commission continued with voter name checking before adjourning until tomorrow.
A Vienna bound cargo airship plunged into the Danube, killing two airmen. The craft failed during takeoff or flight and exploded on impact, with floodwaters washing the bodies from the scene. Coarse details describe a spectacular yet fatal mishap as authorities investigate the crash and casualties.
Officials of the FACTACLA held an inquiry in the corner of the Ae fon Mall into allegations against a Canhorm cricket team member. No statement was made about the lineup or timing, but several members were damned.
The first sitting of the War Pension Appeals Board will be held in Sydney early next month. Proceedings will consider appeals from veterans regarding pension entitlements and service-related disabilities.
An arbitration court session featured a cinematograph film showing the work clan involved in the case. Neeby’s sex, noted as a factor last year, prevented him from visiting the factory, leading to an alternative method being adopted.
In Merlin Batieday a parallel to the English case follows where Onear Khater served a long sentence for murder then was declared innocent and compensated by government. In Kat Vrtiwele a man sentenced to life faced retrial after new evidence emerged. Jaquet killed in his bedroom and a policeman Dujarden, lodging in the house, was convicted on circumstantial grounds while Jaquet was acquitted. Dujarden finally released, likely to receive 6000. The court indicated Frau Jaquet bore the strongest suspicion.
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