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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1935
Page
2
Friends and relatives are invited to attend the funeral services for Ar Types eedernis and Thomas Sate. Interment will follow at Dehbatra Cemetery with burial at St John’s Church at 415 Pamela. Members of Arsh Chapter are requested to be present for the procession.
A fragmented brief reports on a railway station delivery service initiative. It notes plan for rail access to improve parcel handling and local commerce. Officials, dates, and specific routes are unreadable but the item signals a transportation service proposal.
Fragmentary weather data lists temperatures and conditions across times and places with many unclear terms. It mentions 9 pm readings, high and low estimates, and references to rain, wind, and location names that remain partially garbled. The overall sense is a rough current weather summary from an OCR page.
The obituary notes McDiarmid is survived by a broader family network beyond Musally, indicating extended relatives and connections in the community.
Cloud increases and unsettled conditions develop in Canberra with thunder possible in the next 24 to 36 hours. Fresh to strong and squally south east to east winds accompany the change.
In a warting note from United Australia leader Mr Lyons, the Australian federation is urged to realign power between the Commonwealth and the States. The piece argues states resist central reform, lamenting lack of positive Commonwealth policy, and warns only the people can decide Australia’s constitutional future.
The Aboriginal Inquiry Board submitted findings to the Minister of the Interior. It found Constable McKinnon and two Aboriginal trackers not guilty of mistreatment but held the shooting of Ayers Rock as legally justified. The board, led by Professor J B Cleland, traveled the Territory examining 20 natives and 26 Europeans, interviewing 33 motives and compiling evidence from May to June, with a follow-up in Adelaide.
Day labour protest by Canberra Builders Association against the Interior Department decision to alter Canberra House at an estimated cost of £3000 to £4000. The group criticizes the policy reversal as unwelcome while Parliament nears ratification of the Canberra vote and building in the Territory remains nearly at a standstill.
Holyman's Airways, Ltd announces a twice daily Canberra service linking Canberra with Melbourne and Sydney. Mrs Barton to act as Canberra agent. Timetable in preparation for a plane from Sydney at 9 am to call at Canberra, then Melbourne, with a return leg to Melbourne via Canberra arriving at 11 pm.
Melbourne report says Minister for the Interior Mr J Paterwon stated Cabinet had not yet considered the matter. Mr Blain of the House of Representatives for Northern Territory has threatened to resign if a vote is denied, though there remains a possibility that such a vote could be granted.
At the Flemington yard, competition prevailed for hundreds of sheep and cattle today as descriptions varied with prime lots offering better value. The overall market was firm with 2,600 yarding, lambs and sheep showing improved quality and practitioners noting strong demand for prime heavy bulls and good steers. Prices ranged with lambs 10/ to 20 per head, sheep 13/ to 20, cattle good quality around 4 to 10 per 100, and best beef animals around 42.
Musical society announces Joan Hammond will sing at a recital tonight at the Albert Hall with Frank Hutchens and Lindy Evans. The program highlights modern works and contains arrangements of popular songs, with Hammond also active in opera and as a concert platform artist.
Dr Kelly warned Monday that Catholic schools face persecution and penalties for upholding Catholic standards in education. He urged unity between virtue and conduct as Catholics must fund church schools while meeting state requirements.
Report from Munhcut ters Bay Stadium notes Pred Men Neberry knocking out Mor Masa in a rough ring clash. The contest features clinching and hold tactics with several heavy exchanges and a tense finish as the referee counts through the ending moments.
Mr Rex Knight, Australian lecturer in psychology at erect University, spoke on illness caused by psychological factors. He outlined how mind disorders arise from internal mind-environment conflict and described three main motives behind psychogenic illness. Audience reaction was strong as he urged medical schools to train practitioners in psychophysiology.
Monday at Central Court James Martin Dixon, 24, remanded until Sept 18 on charges of felonious taking a motorcar without consent and causing a fatal collision in Cleveland Street. Edward Ryan the owner alleges the car was driven at speed, hitting Marvin Marley who was badly injured. Dixon allegedly fled the scene.
Mr B G Kelly, candidate for the Advisory Council, urged Labour party housing policy favoring dual control to housing maintenance and finance to speed work. He called for lower interest on rural loans, better cottages with land at low rent, leasehold land zones with living areas, and arbitration to settle landlord tenant disputes. He urged immediate wage reforms and endorsed No 1 for workers' choice.
Mr Melly introduces speaker Mr Woodlands who lauds candidate Mr Kelly and lauds unions. Kelly argues for full employment at proper wage rates, condemning the 6/6 dole as a disgrace and urging voters to back the candidate with a No 1 preference. Supporters praise the talk, a vote of thanks follows.
A damaged text item reports improvement in employment in New South Wales with 4.100 year gate employers and 41 players. It mentions 7084 workers, 8749 percent pay bull rise, and a 24 percent improvement in employment.
A presiding address by RL Rev. Dr Burgman, Bishop of Goulburn, at a Canberra conference warns that extreme nationalism and violence threaten global peace. He argues the world must unite economically and socially to curb armaments, race prejudice, and profiteering in war while urging churches and business leaders to act together for reconciliation and prosperity. The Canberra Grampian school and Girls Grammar School host sessions with Rex Knight and Archdeacon Pike delivering talks.
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