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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 07, 1933
Page
10
The Charleville Times weather table, compiled from official records by Cammerecalin Rares of Matcornincy and circulated by the Commonwealth Meteorological Office, lists daily and monthly figures for temperatures and related data across multiple locations, with entries tracing months from Ape to Nov and noting various station values and observations.
The report details a substantial surplus for 1931 32 across postal and telegraph branches while noting cost reductions under the Financial Emergency Act. It covers departmental expenses including salaries, pensions, and interest charges, with figures for post office employees, telegraph and wireless branches, and staff reductions. The piece also mentions the number of offices, telephone density, miles of wire, exchanges, and growing telegraph usage in Australia.
An ambitious £10,000 air race linked to Melbourne centenary aims to attract top pilots from London to Melbourne. The event, organized by MacRobertson trophy backers, would see speeds around 200 mph with multi-day legs and night flying piloted by crews. Officials foresee heavy public interest and record endurance rather than pure distance speed.
Four unemployed men Thomas Murphy John Delbridge Christopher Bourten and Georgs Redd were committed for trial in Grafton Police Court on a charge of placing stones on the railway line between Kyarran and Warragat Creek with intent to obstruct a train. Police say the men admitted tampering with the railway lines but denied laying the stones to derail the engine, aiming to delay travel north. If the obstruction had caused a derailment a serious accident could have occurred, with potential harm to the crew and passengers.
At a New South Wales conference last week the government was urged to abolish land tax and adopt alternative taxation. Amending proposals sought to alter income tax on stock decline, shift probate duties, allow primaries producers a hearing, and let estates surrender probate cash. Tariff moves urged lower duties and broader trade outreach with Eastern Asia and tariff relief on essential wool industry costs.
The Lyons government defends Commonwealth works spending as essential to provide employment and support large capital works. Post Office projects on a large scale are expanding to meet increased service needs, with 1,133,000 pounds allocated to 1921/22 and 350,000 pounds from Scotland contributing to maintenance and repairs.
A former proprietor of a now-defunct paper applied for a special old age pension in the Health Ministry. The man, once a millionaire, is incapacitated at the age of 60 and had actively supported the passing of the Pamatous Act while in the Home of Pommins.
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