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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1932
Page
3
Readers respond as Canberra petrol station owners and transport interests clash over alleged price rigging. Attorney Holgate urges an exhaustive interior ministry inquiry while traders warn of hidden leaks and the public burden. The letter notes a proposed annual rent auction and questions the profit from fuel sales amid high costs.
A fragmentary report describes the Finistine group seeking to create their own weather through large scale experiments. It cites plans for moon-based rain control and high tension currents to induce rain, aiming to protect crops and trigger hail suppression.
Canberra sees large numbers of visitors taking advantage of the cheap weekend excursion fares from Byanes offering return tickets. Railways Department promoted the option with special schedules to catch trains to Sydney and Goulburn on Sundays, and delays or extensions allow travelers to stay until Monday night.
A report on experiments by Dr J H Saxby and FH Gage at Card Physiological Institute exploring how sound direction is perceived. They compare loudness cues from different sources and note a time-based difference in brain processing.
Fragmentary OCR text references information, intelligence, and Australia with garbled terms. No clear event, date, or named entities to summarize into a coherent news item.
Fragmented ad style text suggests a health product claim addressing stomach comfort and bowel relief. It mixes garbled phrases about health, constipation, rheumatism, biliousness, aches, and a purported salt-based remedy promising to aid digestion and bowels for the user and family.
An executive branch of the Young Australia League plans a Canberra base early next year to promote a national capital focus and send Canberra boys on Christmas tours to Melbourne and Sydney. The program offers 40 day and 11 day options with all costs covered except a special Langecape fee. Canberra aims to enroll at least 0 local boys for the Melbourne contingent, with tours departing January 4 and January 18, while the Sydney trip departs January 10.
A dated report describes tension at the ACTU Congress in Melbourne with Mr J Bailey denying support for a general strike. It notes clashes over Garten and Barden allegations and states officials refute calls for widespread retaliation or militant action.
Sydney reports that after an all night session 13 men charged in the Bankstown eviction riot were found unable to proceed. The court postponed further action as the Attorney General directs another trial date.
A report describes surprising behavior of human work output at very low temperatures. Experiments indicate people perform less and with reduced strength when objects are moved or manipulated near 60 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit, showing markedly slower effort and reduced precision.
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