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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Sep 21, 1934

Page

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Lyons Parkhill Melbourne Cabinet Plans and Australia unity

Melbourne report notes Postmaster General Archdale Parkhill meets Prime Minister Lyons for a cabinet reshuffle discussion. Lyons plans Tasmanian travel, Canberra announcement of a 13 member ministry, unemployment relief plans after cabinet formation, and possible United Country Party consolidation to heal party divisions.

Melbourne Archdale Parkhill Lyons Tasmania Canberra Mr. Lyons A.C.P V.C.P United Country Party of Australia Central Council

F C T Show Official Opening At New Pavilion

The F C T P and A Association opens its annual show at Hall with a new industrial pavilion as the highlight. Governor General will officially open at 2 30 pm while public viewing begins 11 am. Judging starts 10 30 am in sheep wool poultry cookery produce schoolwork and needlework with Canberra exhibits moved by free transport. Sheep dog trials at 10 80 am and ring events at noon. Special Canberra bus service arranged.

Canberra Canberra Times cMkce Canbena

Piracy Outrage Seizes Steamer Killing Eight Passengers

Shanghai dispatch details mutinous Manchukuo guards taking control of the steamer Yuang Kiang on the Seongari River near Harbin. They shot and killed eight passengers including five Japanese, two Koreans, and one Chinese woman, looted the boat, drank, and fled with booty including opium. The guards were transported to curb piracy.

Shanghai Manchukuo Seongari River Harbin Yuang Kiang

Turkish permits flyliers in trouble

The Daily Telegraph reports difficulties for Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Mr and Mrs Mollison in obtaining permits to travel over Turkey. An informal British Embassy at Angora is seeking Turkish government reconsideration of its attitude.

London Daily Telegraph Charles Kingsford Smith Mollison Turkey Angora

Election count nears completion with final Yarra result

Outstanding ballot papers are being counted by the Electoral Office as primary totals approach final. Yarra reported Mr J H Scullin winning with a large majority. In Darling the contest remains close with Mr Blakeley slightly ahead after a 200 vote count.

Yarra J. H. Scullin Darling Blakeley

Senate races show tight contests and pending preferences

The latest figures list candidates from UCP Ind Broad Ind UAP and FL as leading in close races. Reprecin tatives where outcomes hinge on preference allocations.

Male Athletes Compete as Females in Odd Event

Fragmentary text shows an unusual competition noting male athletes competing as females. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR. No identifiable names, places, or dates are readable to establish full context or outcomes.

Ballot tally shows multiple named figures and votes

A fragmented excerpt lists party or candidate initials and vote counts such as GOLDENSTEDT 12,006 JOHNSTON 0 O'SULLIVAN 0 PERKINS 0 ABBOTT 23,740 CUMMINS 1008 with various initials. the snippet foregrounds a numeric tally without full context or place names.

Kingsford Smith Sets Brisbane to Sydney Record Flight

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith establishes a 2 hours 17 minutes Brisbane to Sydney record in the air race. He notes the journey went well despite prior delays. Ford-Smith laments Turkish airspace approval delays for overflight during the event.

Sydney Charles Kingsford Smith Brisbane Ford-Smith

Kingsford Smith Plane Detained Overcertificate Gap

In Melbourne on Thursday the flight is liable to detention by authorities over international air rules. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith leaves Australia without a valid air worthiness certificate. Officials expect the matter to be resolved after Smith departs, with the test to be carried out in England.

Melbourne International Air Eee Charles Kingsford Australia Smith England

Nazi Church Aims to Create One Church in Berlin

Reichsbishop Mueller declares goal to fuse Protestants and Catholics into a single Nazi Church. He says church free from Rome fights for one State one people and one Church and urges all to join or step aside.

Berlin Reichsbishop Mueller Hanover Rome Musller

Sixty Missing After Chinese Naval Launch Capsizes

A Chinese naval launch, overloaded with 900 personnel, capsized after leaving Wei Hai Wei Island for the mainland. British boats aided the rescue, but sixty sailors including officers are still unaccounted for.

Shanghai

Alpine Tragedy In Alps: Wand and Hoyland Missing

Paul Wand son of Brisbane's Archbishop and 19 year old John Hoyland of Ozford University mountaineering club vanish in the Mont Blanc region. A deserted camp at 6000 feet was found August 21 near Mu nich. Search parties from three countries pursue their fate with F S Smythe aiding the Hoyland family.

Paul Wand Brisbane John Hoyland Mont Blanc Ozford University Mountaineering Club United States Conmiste Munich Chamonix Wand

Revision of Financial Agreement Reported in Parliament

The State Auditor-General Mr. J. A. Norris reports in Parliament that costs of Victorian loan flotations and conversions rose by 360 percent in the reviewed Financial Agreement.

Missing Man McTiernan Found Near Mishelage Home

William McTiernan of Tyndravale Mishelage, missing since June 2, was found by his son about half a mile from his home. Searchers scoured the area but a storm hampered efforts until the body was located by L. McTiernan while supervising work on the property.

William McTiernan Tyndravale Mishelage Willam McTiernan L. McTiernan

Fragmented remark targets church power and antisemitic bias

The excerpt portrays Dr. Mueller attacking a stern Jew, calling him a historic frat man who declared war on the Jews, while claiming church influence is real in some co operations with the Reisch Church, yet not in spirit. He implies coercive force against dissent.

Reisch Dr. Mueller

Rare Disease Patients Face Vascular Hardening Case

A patient suffers from aeons obliterans or arteriosclerotic vascular hardening. The illness began with foot pain as blood vessels dried. a foot amputation was narrowly avoided.

O'Tris

Earle Page Leadership questioned in Victorian Country Party

Victorian Country Party circles view any statement by Dr. Earle Page on a possible coalition as premature. Treasurer L R D Stahle says information shows McEwen and Simpson poised for victory in Echuca and Wimmera, signaling a push for stronger state representation and independence from a New South Wales led bloc.

Melbourne Country Party Victoria Earle Page Page L. R. D. Stahle Victorian Country Party McEwen Simpson Echuca Wimmera New South Wales Australian Country Party Stahle Victo

Pactomania attack by German foreign minister in Berlin

The German foreign minister Baron von Meurath speaks in Berlin denouncing a constant succession of pacts as pactomania and criticizes economics isolationism in the current policy debate.

Berlin Baron von Meurath

Piracy on Chinese River Boat Reported

A piracy incident in Tlantain aboard a river boat left 40 crew and 56 Chinese passengers abducted. The attackers looted the vessel, seized control, and ran the craft aground before vanishing inland.

Shanghai Tlantain

Archbishop Wand's Son Believed Lost in Snowbound Search

A cable from Brisbane reports Archbishop Wand's son and another man, od Hoyland, are believed to have perished in the snow on Mont Blanco. Search parties failed to find any trace of the climbers after hours of effort.

Brisbane Dr. Wand Od Hoyland Mont Blanco

Escapees Caught After French Island Escape

Senor Eric Pike and Thomas Jar ton, young escapees from a French Island penal settlement, were arrested at their homes in Easendun and North Fitsroy after claiming they commandeered an open boat during a Monday night escape. They reported near drowning as waves swamped the craft and said they hid for a time on reaching land.

Melbourne Senor Eric Pike Thomas Jarton French Island Easendun North Fitsroy Hawe

Billiards Scores From Sydney Session

Davis wins with 17 490 points including 688 and 401 as breaks. Lindrum scores 17 243 with 413 and 236 breaks in the same session.

Sydney Davis Lindrum

London Wool Sales Show Strong Opening Rates

At the wool sales today 70 551 sales were offered including 1 154 from New South Wales of which about 8 782 were sold. There was good Home and Continental competition and opening rates were maintained.

London New South Wales

Textile strike clashes across states raise fatalities

Dozens of clashes erupted in mills from Alabama to Maine as pickets faced militia and police. The toll rose to 13 dead, with a North Carolina striker reported as killed by bayonet wounds in a scuffle with National Guard troops.

Washington Alabama Maine North Carolina National Guard

Germany vows permanent self adjustment amid economic strains

Baron von Neurath reiterates Germany's push for armament equality and international parity. He argues for a sound home market and warns that Germany will avoid economic isolation by making lasting adjustments if forced into self-reliance.

Baron von Neurath Germany

Socialist Plot Uncovered in Madrid as Arms Seizures Grow

Authorities in Madrid report discovery of leftist networks with substantial arms caches and revolt plans. Government imposes drastic precautions as Civic Guards seize a rifle laden lorry, ammunition, and five liquid fume throwers. A chemical works for explosive manufacture was found on the city outskirts.

Madrid

Australian Cricket Board Reappoints Chairman Seapermelh R A

The Australian Board of Cricket Control today reappointed Seapermelh R A Om WD Bull to the chairmanship in a ceremonial act. The move solidifies leadership as the board pursues ongoing development and governance initiatives.

Mew Melbourne Australian Board of Cricket Control Seapermelh R. A. Om WD Bull

UAP UCP Tactics Clash Over Election Ad Call

Report notes friction between the UAP and UCP over a newspaper advertisement in New England electorals. The federal campaign is ridiculed by members of both parties. The UCP claims sections of the UAP urged electors to abstain from voting for Cantwell, the UAP candidate.

Sydney U.A.P U.C.P New England Cantwell

Inquiry Sought Into Douglas Credit Reform Proposals

Mr I A J Hunter refers to the Maranca poll where the Douglas Credit candidate polled over 3000 votes and urges moving in the Federal Parliament to appoint a committee to inquire into the no Credit system. He says Douglas Credit Party leaders desire reform and should be guided by experts.

Brisbane I. A. J. Hunter Maranca Douglas Credit Douglas Credit Party

Foreign Arms Inquiry Shifts to Foreign Arm Imports

The Renate Mutations Inquiry in Washington turned from American arms exports to foreign arms imports. It named Captain Tauscher, Von Papen's aide in 1916, as running a large submachine gun import operation diverted into underworld channels. The committee urged foreign nations, especially in South America, to back the investigation to aid world peace.

Washington Renate Munitions Tauscher von Papen Thoes South America

Wheat Surplus Plan Tabled in Parilac Assembly

A resolution was tabled in Parilac to buy up the wheat surplus at a cost exceeding 80,000 francs. The move aims to stabilize supply and support farmers amid market pressures.

Parilac

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MR. Parkhill F.ct F.C.T. P. & A. Association Senate Queensland South Australia Best UCP Broad Ind Deabrook Cooper Hays U.ap Howroyd F.L Judd U.A P Lane Irae McFie Western Australia Empire Games Toe Begeemaan Calare Phillips Thorby Wep Clark Coombe Goldenstedt U. A. P. Yee East Sydney Eden Monaro Abbott U.C.B Cummins B.L Wee Griffith Michelago Pactomania London Wool Sales America South Discovery
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