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18 Oct 1934
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1934
Page
1
Tram strike looms as Victorian tramway halts pace
About 3,500 tram workers meet to press for a wage rise of 2 shillings a day and better conditions. They refuse to resume work until concessions are granted, while the Tramway Board and government consider extra police and emergency services as officials fear possible disturbances tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tramway Board
J. Bergin
Alex Cameron
Stapleton
Melbourne
Transport Board
Melbourne Prepares for Duke of Gloucester Visit
Melbourne crowds greet the Duke of Gloucester and H M S Sussex as they sail into Phillip Heads. Aerial and naval escorts accompany the visit with 1000 invited guests boarding the Wee foona to Port Melbourne for a 1 35 landing. Royal introductions, a Governor General address, and a 4 pm centenary opening follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Duke of Gloucester
Victoria
H.M.S. Sussex
Prince
Phillip Heads
R.A.A.F
Bay
Weefoona
Port Melbourne
Princess Pier
Government House
Negligence verdict against Morro Castle officers
The Board of Inquiry of the United States Steam Boat Service found Acting Captain Warms and four staff officers negligent in the Morro Castle fire case with 132 lives lost. They were told to show cause why their certificates should not be suspended or revoked. The report cites failures to marshal crew, maintain alarms, and control speed after the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of
United States Steam Boat Service
Warms
Morro Castle
I Adda
Sugar mill strike disrupts Innisfail mill work
In Mourilyan sugar mill at Innisfail men stopped work over cane handling wages. A dispute over pay rate led to a group overturning cane trucks near the mill. Police reinforcements have been requested as the situation develops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Mourilyan
Innisfail
Writ Filed Against Councillor Over 15,000 Damages
A writ issued against Councillor A J Tognini of Collingwood City Council seeks 15000 pounds in damages. Horace Thompson, a plasterer of Collingwood, alleges Tognini lacked six years of ratepayer qualification to hold the council seat and seeks 50 pounds for each of 300 occasions he sat as Councillor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
A. J. Tognini
Collingwood
Couneor Tognini
Nugent
Horace Thompson
Tognini
Britain Dependence on Imported Food Highlighted
In a presidential address Mr. R. S. Forsyth told the British Association for Refrigeration that in 1933 Britain imported two and a half million tons of food worth over £87,000,000, a figure he said could not have arrived without refrigeration, underscoring the nation’s reliance on imported supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Association For Refrigeration
R. S. Forsyth
Britain
Secret clique forms new cabinet under Prince Paul plan
Belgrade dispatch notes interest centers on Prince Paul as Regency heads state affairs while King Alexander faces family and fortune concerns. French financiers back Jugoslavia investments, expecting firm yet conciliatory rule. Cabinet plan aims at national concentration and a general amnesty as Parliament is summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Belgrade
Daily Telegraph
Prince Paul
Alexander
Jugoslavia
Paul
France
European secret society exposed in Paris confession
In Paris the confession of Sylvestre Chalny reveals a Europe wide secret society with a president and supreme council, armed followers, and an oath binding members to deadly missions. Chalny tied the plot to Kalemen Kraemer and Dr Anton Pavelitch, detailing travel from Buda pest to Lausanne, Marseilles, and Paris before an intended assassination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Sylvestre Chalny
Chalny
Alexander
Kalemen
Cammedlere
Anton Pavelitch
Chainy
Supreme Council
Budapest
Munich
Kraemer
Kraemar
Lausanne
Marseilles
Cammebiere
Strauss Treasures Saved From Fire in Vienna
A Vienna find uncovers 200 Johann Strauss manuscripts saved from a refuse heap before burning. Dr William Grosz bought the debris unaware of the works real value. On review at his home many pieces bear Strauss handwriting and music circles hail a possible rival to the Blue Danube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
Johann Strauss
William Grosz
Strauss
Customs clue May help solve Albury murder case
Sydney detectives received a strange Brisbane account suggesting a girl who boarded a vessel from the East dressed in two pairs of pyjamas, believed soaked with the Albury victim's garment. The tale, tied to smuggling, prompts officials to trace a man linked to the woman and police seek the murderer's identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Brisbane
Albury
Castomas
Commonwealth
Cost of Police Inquiries Into Albury Murder
The investigation into the identity of the Albury murder victim has already cost £3000. Costs for communication with other states and countries via telegraph telephone cable and wireless have been heavy. Descriptive material and photographs are circulating worldwide. Never before has a state inquiry into a murder mystery incurred such charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Albury
Wool sales show firmer trend amid strong demand
A slightly firmer market appeared at today’s wool sales with strong demand and good clearances. Sydney wool selling brokers noted heavy competition from Yorkshire, Japanese and Continental buyers, with Meece and scour Inga descriptions ruling for sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Meece
Dollar Wheat Not to Be Seen Again
The Dominions Secretary J H Thomas told the Empire Society luncheon that talk of dollar wheat is fatal and those with practical knowledge know it will never be realized again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dominions
J. H. Thomas
Empire Society
Belgrade Prep Crowds for King Alexander Funeral
Belgrade on Tuesday swelled with royalty and diplomats as the capital prepared for the funeral of the late King Alexander. The Duke of Kent and Princess Marina arrived in the city to join mourners in ceremony and tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Alexander
Duke of Kent
Marins
Wool Market Report Shows Firm Demand and High Bidding
The market remained firm with most lots steady from the previous day as prices edged upward for best fleece and skirting. Total offerings reached 10 913 bales with 10 038 sold and 2 508 disposed privately, while Winchcombe Carson Ltd sold 7 400 bales at Sydney auction amid strong competition from Japan York shire and Continental buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchcombe Carson Ltd
Sydney
C. F. Doyle
Werris Creek
Austin Byell
Attunga
Wethern
Gull Brothers
Curlewla
Ewes
P. Gibson Company
Marromine
Hardy Estate
Waorinlda
Wethera
Thomas Wicks
Manilla
George Johnstone
Mungindi
Absolute Ruler New Oaths Sworn to Hitler in Berlin
Berlin Tuesday ministers took oath of allegiance to Adolf Hitler as absolute ruler for life. Pierr Lammers stated Hitler above the Reichstag with ministers now answerable to him alone. Governors to take oath. Reichstag and Enabling Act shift power away from legal parliament. Times notes ministers likely no major change, infallibility secured. Hitler to be directly answerable to the German people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Pierr Lammern
Herr Hittler
Herr Lammers
Reichstag
Hitler
Times
Public Works Proposals to Be Submitted at Conference
State Premier Stevens and Commonwealth Minister Stewart announce plans to submit a schedule of works to the Commonwealth Government. Additional works expected beyond the 10,000,000 loan programme to create a special grant aimed at relieving unemployment. Debate over Turn rehabilitation raised by W Rows. prices for wool and wheat cited as burden on primary industries. The matter to be discussed at the next Premiers Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Commonwealth Minister For Industry
Stewart
Stevens
Commonwealth
W. Rows
Survey of the North Party Bound for Mount Isa
According to Sir Herbert Gepp the Aerial Geological and Geo physical Survey of North Australia reports a party of technical officers aboard the Southern Cross in the prelimin ary north areas. They left Darwin on Tuesday, called at Newcastle Waters, landed at Brunette Downs to repair engine trouble and intended to proceed to Mount Isa yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Gepp
North Australia
National Insurance Scheme Urged by Leaders at Conference
Dr Earle Page leading the Country Party spoke at a Manchester Unity Odd Fellows conference in Grafton today. He said a national scheme was necessary to provide for older people in their later years and ensure future provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows
Country Party
Earle Page
Cricket Team Greet Mrs Bradman Afloat Aboard Orontes
The Orontes at sea reports the Australian cricket team greeting Mrs Bradman as she travels to England. McCabe's ankle improves with rest, likely a month to full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Bradman
England
McCabe
Centenary Air Race Starts Amid Rich Field of Competitors
The Centenary Air Race opens with twenty entrants and potential additions as rosters list pilots from the USA Netherlands Ireland Britain and Australia. Notable flyers include Colonel Roscoe Turner Geysendorfer Astes Hansen and Miss Jacqueline Cochran with varied aircraft such as the Boeing transport Desoutter and De Havilland Comet. The field features the largest machines like the Airspeed Douglas DC 32 and Turner’s Boeing transport with engines ranging to 700 horsepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Turner
U.S.A
G. J. Geysendorfer
D. L. Astes
Holland
Fitzmaurice
Irish Free State
Miss Cochrane
Wesley Smith
Lord Nuffield
G. Lowdell
Jacqueline Cochrane
Melbourne
Granville
Turner
Boeing
Hansen
Desoutter
London
Davies
Hill
Fairey III
Napier Lion
H.p
C. G. Davies
Britain
Cathgart Jones
Ken Waller
de Haviland Comet
R. Parer
D. E. Hemsworth
Fairey Fox
New Guinea Centenary Flight Syndicate
J. Woods
D. C. Bennett
Lockheed Vega
Pratt and Whitney Wasp
A. C. Miller
Australia
K. D. Parmentier
J. J. Moll
van Brugge
Prins
Douglas
J. D. Hewett
C. E. Kay
D.H. Dragon
N.Z
Comet
J. A. Mallison
Darwin Airport Race Preparations Brighten Aerial Base
Preparations for the Centenary Air Race to Australia drive extensive Darwin aerodrome improvements. Lighting tests promise a spectacle with a revolving beacon and orange ring illumination, marking landing space while red lights highlight obstructions.追加发: engine and generator installations enhance power, with further upgrades from Western Australia to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Australia
Commonwealth
W.A
Gerodrome
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Survey OF
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The
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Macgregor
H. Cc. Walker
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Jensen
M. Hansen
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D. E. Stodart
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C. J. Melrose
Mrs. Melrose
H. L. Book
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G. Shaw
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R. Nichol
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Whitney Wasp Eng
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R. Leonard
Allahabad
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Whitney Hornet
Darwin Airport
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