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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1936
Page
3
A new Criminology Institute is inaugurated at Stockholm University hailed as Europe’s most modern aside from possibly Britain’s Police Training Institute. The claim centers on advanced facilities and cutting edge research capabilities.
Mr. Jack Hides, famed Papuan patrol leader and assistant resident magistrate, resigns to head an expedition into Papua and New Guinea seeking gold. Three whites and 60 native carriers will clear waste for an aerodrome, enabling air transport to the field in three and a half hours. Investors Ltd. in Sydney finances the venture.
Guidance on starting sweet potato plants from tubers placed in sand within cold frames or hotbeds. Details cover spacing, sand depth, moisture, covering with glass, ventilation to prevent rot, and timing until shoots appear. Ready plants are 6 to 8 inches long with root development. a few tubers can supply kitchen garden plants.
Sir Frederick Stewart speaking at Haberfield for the United Australia Party argued that world unrest stems from unequal distribution of wealth. He criticized reliance on government aid for food and housing and noted investors' gains since 1929 while workers’ real wages fell. He urged attention to citizens' sole asset, labor, amid policy concerns over Privy Council rulings on marketing laws.
The piece argues shelter belts of trees and hedges protect dairy stock from wind and cold, conserving nourishment for production. It notes the need to plant now, with trees aiding well being and productivity, and mentions Selkirk's high radio adoption versus Durham's low licensed listener rate.
Lt-Col Bruxner reports on inquiry into emergency landing grounds between Sydney and Brisbane. Prime Minister says the Commonwealth will fund and maintain landing grounds on principal air mail routes, assist others with technical advice, and provide night flying facilities. About 23000 pounds is allocated for Sydney Brisbane section works to be carried out by the Commonwealth Government.
The Minister for Agriculture, on the advice of the New South Wales Dairy Products Board, sets butter quotas at 71 percent and cheese quotas at 76 percent. Notification appears in the Government Gazette on 21 July 1936. Quotas remain in force until further ministerial determinations. Previous quotas were 87 percent for butter and 95 percent for cheese. The Privy Council ruling in James v. the Commonwealth does not affect the State Act or the State Dairy Products Board's activities.
A listing of church services across denominations including Church of England locations in Gloucester Fortiesdale Nabiac and Coolongolook Presbyterian and Methodist notices in Upper Barrington Stroud and surrounding areas. Services occur on Sundays and a Humiliation and Prayer meeting is noted for Lower Barrington Church on Friday 31st.
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