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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 28, 1936
Page
3
A fragmented OCR list outlines entries and handicaps for Victoria Park events. Names and numbers appear with horses and riders across divisions, including Mad en Handicap and Storer Handicap, with times and weights indicated amid scattered club references.
Chain Pharmacies Sydney reports that Boots Chemists Ltd applied in idtetbourne for registration but the Regie refused. G L Butchers of the Drug Trades Defence Council foresees little chance of Boots obtaining footing in Victoria and plans to brief Cabinet and brief a deputation. He notes Australiawide public opposition to commercialising the profession and confirms efforts to challenge the decision, with the registration referral to the aromaceunical Hoard for consideration.
The Canberra Times letter argues for a subsidised direct shipping link between Cairns Townsville and New Guinea to replace the existing service via other ports. It cautions decentralisation to aid regional development, notes the impact on North Queensland and affected communities, and urges government action to support a broader trade and education connection.
The debate centers on the Commonwealth's power to regulate marketing and pricing. Mr Blackburn defends the government proposal while noting constitutional shifts since 1901 and a 1920 Privy Council ruling. Mr Patterson and Mr Perkins discuss dairy product regulation, price impacts on primary producers, workers, and consumers, with calls to limit federal overreach.
New tariff statutes to implement recent trade agreements with Austria Belgium and Czechoslovakia will be introduced in the House this week announced by the Minister in Charge of Trade Treaties. Negotiations with France Poland Germany remain active but unsettled with barriers like the franc devaluations and lack of direct Polish representation hindering rapid progress.
A Tyne side march of 40 unemployed from Jarnow heads to London to present a petition to the House of Commons. Support from major parties is pledged as part of a united appeal for special measures following failed national prosperity prospects. Only retiring councillors were endorsed for municipal elections, amid local hardship and derelict town conditions.
The Melbourne Cup field was narrowed to 24 acceptors with four longshots. Favoured Rob Roy broke down during the lead up, with Desert Chief Shakespeare and Silver Standard among likely contenders. Odds displayed wide ranges as trainers reassessed prospects and several horses were scratched or reined after injuries.
Canberra pairs led by Mr Priestley and Miss Culley won the amateur ballroom championship in Goulburn on Saturday, with runners-up Mrs Beadman and Miss Lorna Carmi so. The judges praised Canberra participants from Dunny O Halloran School of Dancing as the strongest in a night of events across the southern district.
A fragmented racing card lists Maiden Haniiay Ist Division with Linklet Forward Away Velyo and division placings. It notes divisions iditan Her jaclen Our Promise Flying Handicap and other race entries across 1st 2nd 3rd divisions with various horses and results.
Fragmentary report from Sydney wool sales lists bales, prices, and vendors with unclear names and figures. Entries reference Ai auction terms, farms and manufacturers, with scattered lot numbers and dreary valuation notes across buyers and sellers.
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