Soap Box Derby America Grows Into National Event
The All-American Soap Box Derby has become a nationwide youth competition, with 100,000 spectators, 118 sponsoring newspapers, and a Akron final. Winners receive trophies and the runner-up a new car, while rules cap car costs and require self-built, compliant designs.
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America
Armsrica
Akron
Chevrolet
Graddstand
Prade
H.’ &. Muench
St. Louis
Hood
High Jump Carnival At Manuka Oval Features Young Athletes
At a Manuka Oval club meet on Saturday local rivals from Camden and area clubs starred in a high jump display led by Doddrell and 15 year old Sheaffe. Donohue won sprints with 100 metres and H Speering took 200 metres as Trowbridge and Reid claimed other events. Entries for the Highland Athletic Sports close with an extended deadline to Tuesday October 13.
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Manuka Oval
Doddrell
Sheafte
Fletcher and Smart
Camden Amateur
Ding
Sheaffe
Hia
Donohue
H.speering
Tain Reid
Trowbridge
Timiah
Highland Athletic Sports Hae Bee
Bloodstock sale at Sydney figures in brisk market
An account from Randwick records a sale where a horse associated with Lorna Doone fetched 750 guineas. Another lot sold to C Barden of Sydney for 375 guineas. The brisk market reflected strong demand in the Monday sale with bidders active on bloodstock from Sydney and surrounding icons.
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Sydney
King
Randwick
C. Barden
Whedon
Dominion art exhibition planned in London royal galleries
Minister Lyons said the High Commissioner informed him that each Dominion would be invited to send 60 percent watercolours and 10 percent black and white works to a contemporary art show in London at the Royal Institute Galleries Piccadilly. The Royal British Colonial Society of Artists will curate under Lord Howard de Walden. The society will cover Englandbound expenses. Dominion artists cover freight and insurance.
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Lyons
Ndon
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Spetad
Pletares
Berheld
London
the Royal
Colonial Society of Artista
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Jolla
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England
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Bennett Sees Canberra as Very Beautiful Potential Capital
Former Canadian prime minister Mr R B Bennett, visiting the Governor General in Canberra, calls the city a very beautiful spot with great potential. He notes it may not meet expectations for 10 to 20 years but could become Australia’s beautiful capital.
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R. B- Bennett
Canada
Lord Gowrie
Canberra
Jaustralia
Jas
Two Penny Postage and Sir Harry Heaton’s Long Fight
A history of Penny Postage crusader Sir Harry Heaton, famed for championing cheap postal and telegraphic services from Australia to England. The piece notes his early life in Parramatta, brief town clerk tenure, later London parliamentary runs, and key reforms that led to imperial penny postage. It also mentions a current non profit campaign against the two penny rate and calls for public input.
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Parramatta
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Heaton
Bennett
Samuel Bennett
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New South Wales
England
Sete
Rling
London
Aronetcy
Australia manufacturing stance on 40 hour week policy
Statement from L. Withall of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia argues for arbitration by the Full Court of the Federal Arbitration Court to decide standard working hours and related costs. He contends shorter hours raise taxes tariffs and prices, and urges a balanced, impartial weighing of evidence to guide policy.
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Manufactuers
Australia
Federal Arbitration Court
Arbitration Court
Uetralia
Debate Over Australian Memorial Design For Missing Men
William Lucas of East Melbourne argues the Imperial War Graves Commission should commemorate 11 000 missing Australians simply and cheaply, criticizing the proposed Lutyens design in France and the Australian government for funding terms. He contrasts with Canada’s memorial cost and cites Australia’s share as insufficient and inappropriate.
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Edwin Lutyens
Australia National’ War Memorial
Mers-Bretoneux
Rafter
Desigiver
Edwin
Lutyens
Mim
Imperial War Graves Commission
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East Melbourne
Poppy Day Appeal Plans Armistice Day Fund Drive
A strong committee chaired by Col H. B. Jones coordinates this year s Poppy Day Appeal on Armistice Day November 11 The drive includes poppy sales gifts and a fleece donation from Territory graziers to boost the distressed fund Organisers hope union allowances and continued support from Ladies Auxiliaries and the W C A will grow with donations and last year s musical afternoon success
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Col H. BE. Jones
Ie ‘Maling
New Zealand Minister in London to Discuss Overseas Debt
In London on Monday, New Zealand Minister for Finance Noah will hold talks with the British Government to negotiate terms and outline New Zealand’s overseas debt plans, aiming to stabilize the country's financial position and future emissions.
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Sydney
New Zealand
Noah
Sister Cunard Liner to Mirror Queen Mary in Clyde Yard
The sister ship to the Queen Mary will be built in the Clyde yard and sail Atlantic in early summer 1940. It will be larger and faster than the Queen Mary with new design features and likely 90,000 tons, though not an exact replica. Building costs and patterns from Queen Mary will save up to £200,000. launch expected around 1938.
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Clyde
Atlantic
Boshigiilly
Mary
Britain
Prezent Maer
White Star Line
Cunard Company
Itn Atlantic
Cunard Line
America
John ‘Brown
Rheumatism Vanishes After Kruspher Salts Treatment
A twenty year old woman describes five to six years of winter rheumatism with knee and ankle inflammation. After starting Kruspher Salts, she claims the ailment disappeared and credits the remedy for relief, detailing uric acid crystals as the cause.
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Cheumuthira
Britain Tests Solid Motor Fuel For Commercial Vehicles
England trials use solid petrol from Leicestershire coal and compressed coal gas in Wallasey buses. A Leicester to London truck averaged 22 mph with 150 mile range and about 60 percent fuel savings. Costs compare with petrol at 1 shilling to 1 shilling 6 pence per gallon.
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Leicester
London
Leicestershire
Corporation of
Wallasey
Merseyside
Wallasey Corporation
Steady stock sale at Sydney market with 6000 sheep and 26000 cattle
In Sydney 6,000 sheep and lambs and 26,000 cattle faced steady demand. Quality generally fair to good. prices held from Thursday’s levels. Wethers 14–18s, ewes 12–28s, lambs 12s to 27s, shorn sheep 10–20s. Bullocks 6–18s, cows 8–9s. Best beef 40s per 100 lb, good 27s, medium 24s.
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Sydney
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