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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 27, 1927

Page

3

Goulburn District Officials Gain Promotions and Local Events

Mr HM Laughlin, Inspector of Weights in Goulburn, is promoted to Newcastle. Bert Wilson receives £10 honorarium for service to the Goulburn League. T. H. Grimble becomes station master at Wallerawang. Belgian-born Mrs Grimble to be missed in local music. Empire Day observed in Goulburn schools. Chatsbury Hotel license transfer granted. Arcadia Rink hosts a reopening as hockey clubs reform.

HM. M.laughlin Goul District Newcastle P. Q. Westbury Sydney Queanbeyand Warrigale Goulburn Bert Wilson T. H. Grimble Wallerawang Grimble Belgium Prince of Wales Goullam Chatsbury Hotel Gordon Chatsbury Hearon Wheela Arcadia

Mars Atmosphere Depth Confirmed By Multi Color Photos

New Mars photographs from Mount Wilson and Greenwich Observatory analysis support earlier claims of a Martian atmosphere about 130 miles deep. Ultraviolet to infrared imaging shows surface markings appear only in longer wavelengths, aligning with Wright and Lick observations.

Mars Br W. A. Wright F. E Foss Mount Wilwon Rass Link Observatory Mara Greenwich Observatory Wright Lick Observatory

Queanbeyan Council Approves Building Programme Totalling 411

Building permits issued for Tooth and Co alterations and several cottages and garages. Projects include Christos additions on Railway Avenue, Tudor and Sona Crawford Street improvements, and Warrigal Football Club park works with multiple residential and commercial structures listed.

Queanbeyan Council Inst Nlpht A. Beazley Ucooma-Road W. A. Muober Thornaroad Henry Roas-road W. R. Hodgson Morton-street Warrigal Football Club Additionsa A. H. Rowley Morris-street Menroes Morrin-street

Queanbeyan Council Act On Vacant Allotments

At a Queanbeyan Municipal Council meeting Alderman Johnson condemned the dumping of rubbish on vacant allotments as a public health menace. He urged immediate measures to stop the practice as Mayor Freebody noted rubbish near the river. The Inspector was instructed to investigate and apprehend those responsible.

Ald. Johnson Queanbeyan Ald. Johnston All Freebody Ribldead

Recaptured Aboriginal Prisoner Near Pine Creek After Escape

A Darwin message reports notorious aboriginal inmate Suger Hog, who escaped Fannie Bay gaol in 1922, recaptured 30 miles north of Pine Creek. He struggled briefly to reach his spears but was overpowered and chained.

Darwin Suger Hog Fannie Bay Pine Creek Mami

No Bible in Hotel Sparks American Complaints in London

An American visitor in a London hotel complained there was no Bible in his room. The incident prompted discussion of the American habit of expecting a Bible in hotel bedrooms and prompted a response from a Christian association group.

England London United States Canada Christian Association of Americanines

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