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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1936
Page
4
Treasury report shows August customs and excise revenue totaling £3,598,048 with higher post office income, aided by July August import spikes. First-two-months totals to £7,627,004 for customs and £2,044,408 for postal, versus prior year. Old age pensions reach 207,388 and invalid pensions 90,929. maternity grants hit 13,388 for July August.
A widely circulated report from Queensland team managers Mousix W H Tidhey and A McDiarmid lauds Canberra hospitality after the Brisbane return. It praises Canberra residents for arranging a superb visit with notable mentions of the Canberra Times and intake by T M Shakespeare, calling the trip invigorating and educational.
In Adelaide Carnival action Victoria draws South Australia while Canberra secures its first win over New South Wales. Canberra dominated the last quarter, led by Kinard Bachil and Ryan with high goal tallies, as New South Wales battled back. Other results showed South Australia 8-8 West Australia 7-7 and Victoria 14-14 Queensland 14-7. Managers Lenehan and Hetherington report all players well and enjoying the event.
In 1820 27 exclusive of proprietor draws 77,8H,000 added in value. Manufacturing value added rose from £120,001,018 to £1,? 807,197, indicating a production gain near £44 million amid tax and depreciation context.
The billiard tournament will continue tonight with the draw: Calverty versus McKinstry, Roberts versus McKerrow, Dunlop versus Lemon, Binnie versus OCallaghan, Murphy versus Lave, Fanning versus Browne. Associates of the Canberra Golf Club intending to compete in the Club Championship and Lady Taunes Cup must notify the Mate Committee or enter on the club noticeboard at the club house by Tuesday, September.
The VRC stewards impounded the mare Aruba after a dead heat at Moonee Valley last Wednesday. The inquiry into the mare’s identity was to be held at a later date, announced by secretary J Kewney.
The Government outlines reductions in wool transport costs and starving stock relief. Freight rates on sheep have fallen from 15a to 12s 6d per 100 miles, with various allowances for pastoral requirements and reduced tolls for starving stock. Transit charges and livestock handling rules shift toward efficiency.
Sydney reports a special inquiry under the Crimes Act to review the mental condition of Joseph Mauchin who faced execution for murder. Dr Rivett cites melancholia and social abandonment as factors. he suggests Mauchin may have mistaken himself for the killer in Dawson’s Lake Mawatra home murder. Cabinet has not decided if the death sentence will be carried out.
Britain moves to mass produce a new perfect gas mask for public protection. A supplementary Estimate of £850,001 funds 15 million masks at 2d each, with parts by private firms and assembly at government facilities. Distribution to local centres will begin, with public tests and instruction at depots. The overall Supplementary Estimate totals £4,006,250 including building grants and security funds.
The owner of cobra snakes brought from India to Melbourne cannot exhibit them privately as planned. Unless negotiations with a city zoo succeed, the snakes must be returned to India at the owner's expense. The Commonwealth Director of Quarantine stated the import was prohibited except for zoological purposes under an official order.
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