Basic wage rise granted by arbitration court Australia wide
The Commonwealth Arbitration Court granted a uniform five shillings per week increase to basic wages across Australia, with Victoria at six shillings and several states and rail workers receiving tailored adjustments. The change applies to wage bases and indices, with ongoing cost of living adjustments for the remainder. Railway workers gain a separate provision and hours are cut for most railway staff to 44 hours per week starting after January 1, 1936.
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Australia
Commonwealth Arbitration Court
Victoria
New South Wales
South Australia
Tasmania
Queensland
West Australia
Wiconan
Death of Sir Erle Geddes Former First Lord of the Admiralty
London reports the death of Sir Erle Geddes aged 61 a war time First Lord of the Admiralty and Minister for Transport from 1910 to 1921 He helped organise munitions supplies for Allied forces during the war and held senior posts including chairman of a rubber company and leadership in Imperial Airways and British industry.
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London
Erle Geddes
Admiralty
Weeman
Dn Lop Rubber Co
Sheporial Airways
British Industries
Douglas Haigg
Llm Cor Hin
Conteol
France
Vethet
House of Cot
Politician Praises Provincial Press For Community Value
In Sydney the Millions Club heard E C Sommer tribute provincial papers as local institutions essential to community life. He urged readers to value country papers for social intercourse, employment, and the recording of local history, arguing they reflect and support rural progress and public life.
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Millions
Sydney
E. C. Sommer Jad
Mll.c
Eshaller
Loen
Cnac
Acre
Im Council Am
J. B. Priestly
England
Summerlad
Debate on cutting three mile deviation to Stawell
At a Lowan Shire Council meeting Dr J T Whitehead urged linking the main road from Stawell to the West coast wards by removing the three mile deviation via Stawell. The proposal faced opposition as the Country Roads Board previously rejected a similar idea and council members questioned interfering with another council’s business. The motion was defeated.
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Lowan
J. T. Whitehead
Country Roads Board
Stawell
Adelaide
Victoria
Nhill
E. C. Davis
W. W. Oldfield
Stowell
Whitehead
No Increased State Taxation Declared in Melbourne
In Melbourne on Thursday an authoritative statement declared that the wage increase will not trigger higher state taxation and the 1937-38 Budget will not include a larger deficit than the current financial year amounting to £110,000.
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Melbourne
Retailers Welcome Wage Rise With Food Price Stability
The basic wage increase is welcomed by retailers and while purchasing power will rise generally, no substantial food price increase is expected in the near term. Grocery trade says the raise will correct the gap between price movements and spending power.
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Ain
Prohibited immigrant case sparking leniency in Australia
Luni Roy oakes of Condobolin New South Wales, an alien landed in 1921 without authority, faced deportation as a prohibited immigrant but was allowed to remain. Authorities cited his long residency, market gardening business, and local pleas from Condobolin leaders as reasons for leniency, with Minister Paterson noting exceptional circumstances.
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Luni Roy Oakes
Corndullin
New South Wales
Australia
Jenny
Interior
Taterson
Blakeley
Home Affairs
Goml
Paterson
House of Representatives
Lum Roy
Condoblin
Lachlan
Canberra
Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds
An advertisement touts Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as a reliable remedy for coughs and colds, claiming consistent results and dependable relief for readers seeking a medicinal product.
China Clipper and Other Features At Local Theatre
Tonight China Clipper an air thriller from First National Pictures stars Pat O’Brien Beverley Roberts Ross Alexander Humphrey Bogart Marie Wilson and Henry B Walthall. Also four days wonder Jeanne Dante debuts in a feminine Sherlock Holmes tale. Returns of Libelled Lady with Harlow Powell Loy and Tracy. Shorts include musical comedy travelogue and Crime Doesn’t Pay. Also Accused and Girl of the Ozarks with Virginia Weidler and Paramount’s hill folk life portrayal.
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First National Pictures
Pat O'Brien
Beverley Roberts
Ross Alexander
Humphrey Bogart
Marie Wilson
Henry B. Walthall
Rene Ocean Air Service
Jeanne Dante
Universal
Debateis
Sherlock Holmes
A. A. Milne
Jean Harlow
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Spencer Tracy
Sved
Star
Paris
Ozark Mountain
Paramount
Virginnia Weidler
Chilal
Revolting disclosures at Canberra Hospital inquiry
L W Nott former superintendent testifies at Royal Commission hearing into Canberra Hospital affairs alleging revolting disclosures about destitution of poor patients and unfair attacks on honorary medical officers. Another witness recalls his child's death described as black in the face with a doctor citing throat obstruction.
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Canberra
Thoreday
Royal Commission
Canberra Hospital
L. W. Nott
Doctor Driven From Germany Relocates For Registration
Wire report states Dr Moritz Meyer of Melbourne sought registration in Victoria after claiming removal from Germany due to non Aryan policies. He says he practiced at Berlin and Dresden hospitals and later in England and Scotland. The medical board argued no reciprocity between Leipzig and Melbourne University. Judge Lowe reserved decision.
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Melbourne
Germany
Moritz Meyer
St. Kilda Road
Justice Lowe
Victoria University
Berlin
Dresden
England
Scotland
Leipzig
Melbourne University
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Oldsmobile
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Wilson Street
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Andrew Street
Marie A. Walther
Melb. Univ
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Music Teachers’ Association
Baillie Street
Hilda Cox
Adelaide University Conservatorium
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