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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1934
Page
1
Charred bodies found as Morro Castle crisis looms with 413 accounted, 130 dead or missing and 162 believed to have perished. Surviving passengers recount panic and delayed alarms while officials prepare an official report on the fire aboard the ship beached near Asbury Park.
The Prime Minister refused a civic welcome in a regional Australian district, sparking resentment among UAP supporters. Lyons visited the area as a politician, while Whitby explained the refusal to party deputies. Lyons addressed a meeting presiding figure and praised the Lyons Government amid a tense political climate.
The Lang party announced receipts of 8586 shillings for a "bob in" election fighting fund. An attempted 200,000 shillings target remains far short with only three days left. The Aiinners Federation was asked to subscribe 18,000 shillings but has received only 36. Organisers anticipate a significant increase before Friday.
Scotland Yard intensifies search for the elusive Ryan in a mail robbery case. Authorities pursue new clues and track suspected movements across transit routes and postal facilities.
Cables from Bertland Yard report inquiries into a famed criminal Joseph Ryan. Authorities chase links to the 10,000 Canberra mail robbery and a gold shipment worth £8,000. Police expect the aircraft to depart before dawn as agents pursue leads to Sydney.
In a speech at Nuremberg on Mosday the leader praised unity of the movement and warned against dissent. He urged continued discipline as the Brown Shirts and stormtroopers were presented with new banners and a pledge to uphold the party line.
A memorial unveiling took place in Vienna with the Chancellor and foreign diplomats present. The event drew a crowd as a banner stretched toward the sky and the atmosphere carried wartime solemnity.
Detective McDermott returns to Sydney with several exhibits from the Albury murder case including a dental chart of the girl, a bloodstained cloth, and a description of a car linked to the culvert death. Police probe the Barnardo girl disappearance connected to the case, noting she was discharged from a home weeks earlier and has since vanished.
In Hyde Park 6000 police guarded a Mussolini era style rally by Oswald Mosley’s Black Shirts with an opposing anti fascist counter demonstration. The autogiro provided crowd data while wireless directives kept fascists and anti fascists apart. Few injuries and no major disorder were reported.
Melbourne Monday Arbitration Court Judge Beeby ruled Lysaghts strike a flagrant breach of industrial relations and ordered the workers at Lysaghts Newcastle to return to duties immediately. Company spokesmen said strike caused orders to fall well behind targets.
Italian man Geof Gag pare is seriously wounded with a shattered arm after a shooting in Melbourne. Police report another Italian has been arrested in connection with the incident. Gagnara was returning from a visit to a neighbor’s house with another man when a shot was fired.
The Newcastle wool sale arrangement was delayed from Thursday to October 4 due to late consignments and an unsettled market, with the arrival of the new season noted in Newcastle.
A London blaze at Morea Castle threatens a total loss estimated around £750,000. The damage is largely attributed to Hagin, an Foxtian insurer, with coverage believed to be active. Investigators assess cause and extent amid insurance implications.
Berlin's Daily Herald correspondent reports rising German trade paralysis as Nazi flags fly at Nuremberg. Exporters urge customers to place orders abroad due to zero returns, with orders dwindling and commerce hamstrung by political measures. Travel restrictions bar foreign tickets except to Switzerland, forcing frontier purchases and a 90 mark silver limit.
Germany proposed to Lancashire cotton delegates a daily payment system using barter valued at 500000 pounds but Lancashire rejected it. The plan would require a special exchange clearing house and would demand expert knowledge to market the commodities.
Two Sydney suspects are held in Vancouver in connection with a daylight hold up outside the Bank of New South Wales on Wynyard Street. A Public Works Department official was shot and £1340 stolen. The thieves fled by ship, traveling with wives and children in a party of seven. Extradition proceedings will start immediately as Sydney detectives pursue the case.
In Sydney on Monday the appeal of the plaintiff against a verdict for Solomon Goldaborough was dismissed by the full court Unanimous. The case stemmed from a June 29 publication in a defendant newspaper the plaintiff said referred to him. The Chief Justice noted the breach of defamation law and the difficulty in determining truth versus fairness in public comment.
Paris reports Marshal Petain at a war memorial celebration appealing to Germany for peace. He recalled the dead and urged that humanity seeks lasting peace, stating the aim is not revenge but reconciliation.
State Cabinet rejected a Sydney syndicate proposal of £5,000,000 for tramways and government buses citing not acceptable capital cost and age of capital invested. Offer first received in May, principals not disclosed, cabinet notes government ownership and total investment over £8,000,000 including trams buses and power house.
Port Said crowds watch H M S Sussex pass through the canal heading to moorings in a day of ceremonial visits. The Duke of York boards H M S Queen Elizabeth and later flies to Cairo. Royal Navy ships, bands, and a ceremonial guard mark the occasion as shipping delays occur and oil stores are loaded aboard Sussex.
London reports designers and builders are concentrating on making Cunarder Number 534 immune from serious tire risk. The ship is divided into fire zones with electrically operated walls from bridge to deck, minimal woodwork, fireproof paint, asbestos in cabin walls, and two wire rooms forward and aft. The aim is to demonstrate a world leading fire safety standard.
A new Supreme Court rule governs libel trials declaring fair comment on public interest not a blanket defense unless specially pleaded. The rule applies to all defamation proceedings not previously governed before September 12, 1984.
Reports from the Department of Agriculture show New South Wales wheat output for the season around 43,000,000 bushels, down from 55,000,000 last year, due to reduced area sown and drought. Victoria’s expected yield may dip below 36,000,000 bushels, under the average production for the state, with last year at 42,816,100.
Mr. Stevens said after a Cabinet meeting the Budget would be introduced in the Legislature on September 26. The budget is expected to reveal the Premier's planned measures and a possible reduction in the home affairs program.
Maxing in the first appearance at Ruadcutters Bay Stadium Alf Blnteh defeats English challenger Tommy John in round eight of a scheduled sixteen. The Australian dominated from midway, twice knocking John in the seventh and saving him by the bell before Blunt finished with a decisive straight left and heavy right for the knockout.
Dr FV McAdam of Lidcombe was killed when an unattended car rolled back on Alvert Street and pinned him to a post as he stood on the footpath. The brakes released suddenly, causing the fatal crush.
Sydney Landrum and Devis began a fortnight's billiards contest today in the Waller Metron memorial event. Davin led at end with 1458 and a 66 break, Landrum followed on 1307 with a 73 break.
During a City Council meeting Alderman Grant accused Civic Reform aldermen of haggling over royal visit expenses. The debate centered on increasing Lord Mayor expenses, with a proposed raise to £2000 and the original vote approved for £1,000.
The Postmaster-General, Mr Park, addressing the Constitutional Club Inehoon, said it was reasonable to believe prosperity would be fully restored in Australia within the term. He asserted the Lyons Government had fulfilled every promise made.
Fragmented report describes burglars taunting locks in Milbourne area. Text mentions steel doors barred windows burglar proof devices and arson fears. Unclear sequence mentions explosive use and police actions, with garbled locality and names.
In New York a textile strike deepens as owners refuse union mediation proposals and mill closures spread across the North and South. Union leaders warn of a revolt against government and vow to press a lengthy boycott affecting 60,000 workers tomorrow, with 45,000 more hosiery workers affected by weekend actions.
Australia bowled out for 487 in a hardy batting display as McCabe and Shipperfield top score. Duckworth fell to Barnes, Whaling and Nichola contributed but most were dismissed by Furness. Sundries and total figures are incomplete in the surviving text.
London reports Dudley Pope a noted cricketer killed in a car crash. The fragmentary notice notes the tragedy as it arrives from the capital with brief references to his career and circumstances.
A Sydney report states a heavy fine was imposed for illegal betting at Newtown Gowri. The piece notes betting on commission spread to poorer areas, undermining community morale, with principals rarely held to account but authorities pushing stricter enforcement.
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