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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1933
Page
2
A Canberra publication issues a publishing notice titled The Canberra Times release. The notice appears to reference a transaction or legal action and includes standard public notice language for residents and interested parties to respond or file objections within specified deadlines.
A fragmentary weather bulletin lists barometer 40.00 inches at 4:30 am, temperature readings around 2.1 and 60s, with a maximum around 63.2 and a minimum near 34. Wind direction noted as east.
Weather note from Queanbeyan records a period ending at 9 a m with a max and min temperature, rainfall reading, and a dash of unclear data for October.
Thieves smashed the plate glass door of City Fashions drapery and hosiery on Liver pool Street last night and made off with about £200 worth of merchandise. Only the stockings were taken. Local police investigate.
Romf reports the Italian government lowers duties on Argentine meat giving Booth America a relative advantage over South Africa and Australia.
Figures issued by the Water Board show the value of new buildings in the metropolitan area for September at £246,406. This is more than forty times the amount recorded last year, indicating a strong recovery in construction activity.
About 30 percent of workers who joined the recent strike returned to work at the five yards. Employers spokesman Mr. BH Whiddon said many strikers resumed within 10 days and urged no immediate hearing. Applications from W. Mueres Proprietary Ltd, The Alexandria Spinning Mile Ltd, and David Coombe Ltd for recluse of the textile workers award were mentioned. Industrial Commission stood over the matter to avoid confusion between old and new awards.
The report outlines anticipated Canberra development tied to federal budgets and council estimates. It notes expected government funding, land use for residential and defense needs, and projected timelines around 1924, with debate on cost, scope, and governance.
Canberra Chamber of Commerce and Yass-Canberra Decentralisation Railway League negotiate to interview the Interior Minister J A Vorking on the proposed Yass-Canberra line. MLA Ardill supports the project and may join the deputation to Canberra authorities.
The Canberra Chamber of Commerce decided to urge the Minister for the Interior to commence work on permanent Commonwealth Officers. They stressed Canberra’s current inadequate accommodation for any large department relocation from Melbourne and warned that hotel occupancy pressures will worsen with Patents and tourists.
The House planned a writ for the Flinders byelection after Mr Tienee's resignation, targeting November 11. The Prime Minister announced ministers Bruce, Walter and Lyons changing roles, and debate covered unemployment, the Budget, and tax reforms amid questions about collective ministerial responsibility.
A parliamentary debate centers on taxation cuts, wage funds, and public works to revive employment. Discussion covers trimming taxes, shifting purchasing power, and a coordinated federal state approach. Several MPs urge bolder relief while others resist full measures.
The UNTaie petition in New South Wales asks Minister Blowart to curb the highly subsidised Matson Line due to unfair competition. Mr. Stewart replies the matter is under joint consideration by Australia and New Zealand government authorities.
The Canberra Hoths will open the swimming semmon on Saturday October 28. Interior Department figures show a sharp drop in pool patronage last year compared with the previous season. Season tickets declined while monthly tickets were introduced for the first time. The following figures summarize attendance and pricing for the two seasons.
The Prime Minister announced that a vacancy in the Federal Cabinet caused by Sir Walter Massy Greene’s resignation would be filled around the Senate’s reassembly on October 19. It is expected Senator Sir Harry Lawson, former Victoria premier and treasurer, will take the post.
The Canberra Chamber of Commerce considered a bandstand at Civic Centre and will request the Department of the Interior to provide funds at a low-interest rate. Shopkeepers would repay the loan as beneficiaries of the scheme. The stand is proposed for the base of City Hill near the bus timetable area. The meeting also backed demands to press the Government to return the Oval Military College to Dunirrow.
Richard Hayes of Ghenrack Queanbeyan died after a long illness aged T1 years. He came to Queanbeyan at 37 and ran Hayes and Ropell Ltd with J Rummel before retiring to Glenrock. He left a wife dead in 1920, two daughters Mrs Rimmer and Minnie Hayes, and five sons Fred Herbert Everard Jack and Gerald. Funeral at St Gregory's Church proceeded to the Queanbeyan cemetery B C section this afternoon. Social pleasures note piano suppliers PALING S.
New South Wales reports a deficit of £1,497,018 for the first quarter of the 1932-33 financial year. Revenue totals £10,571,098 while expenditures reach £12,008,861. Treasury notes expect an annual deficit around £8.6 million as tax receipts lag, with income tax and other levies lower than last year.
Dr Earle Page leader of the Country Party announced an open offer to Mr Bruce after Mr Bruce resigned from Filnderemeat. Page said the electorate council should decide and if elected he would retire in favor of Mr Bruce if Bruce wished to reenter active public life.
The Governor General presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting at Government House Canberra. Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs Ryrle were guests of Their Excellencies. Mrs F Watson and Miss Sheila Watson were hosted by the Governor General and Lady Isaacs at Government House.
A fragment notes that if the UAP candidate would make a similar offer, he should advise the Country Party to consider wisely keeping out of the contest. The text indicates strategic electoral maneuvering during parliamentary life.
The Commonwealth Cabinet discusses a scheme to export the entire wheat crop this season to satisfy the International Wheat Agreement. Australia has quotas of 106 million bushels to July 1934 and up to 142 million thereafter, with current yield estimated at 163 million bushels. Minister Stewart says the plan aims to match normal sale practices and please wheat growers.
Reported Tuesday that the T will call before next Saturday to convert 2 000 million dollars of bonds a third of Liben 4 percent. A new 1B year issue will be at 1 percent. Transaction may be an exchange offer, holders not losing, paid from cash flows of the new loan.
Mr Stewart voiced concerns about a 1924 export plan noting 105 million trumpet exports by July 4 and 60 million bushels for home use. He warned that surplus stocks of 440 million bushels in North America and Canada could be discounted over two years, affecting prices and the recovery of wheat.
Fragmentary OCR text offers incomplete details about timing and measurement for a leather or fabric item. Specifics such as date, place, or involved people are not discernible from the readable portion.
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