26 Feb 1937
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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1937
Page
1
Prime Minister Mr Lyons told a Sydney audience that he did not forecast the referendum reply but believed a Yes majority would draw the government closer to Pearle. A public meeting later disrupted as an interrupter was removed, and Lyons eventually secured a moderately good hearing.
A London gathering by the Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation society featured WOMAN and former suffrage activist Ingrey recounting how she aided a dying friend by providing palliative care and urging doctors to be allowed to help. Attendees noted Parliament’s rejection of related bills and discussed prospects for reform.
The Sydney wheat market stayed steady with little business and cautious selling. Export bids held near 52 shillings, bogged wheat quoted around 5 shillings per parcel, and silos saw limited activity as buyers and sellers restrained their actions. The London market was easier with some inquiry, while Liverpool and Antwerp showed mixed signals amid reserves.
Sydney Friday Premier Stevens Teas received a report on closer settlement from an unnamed minister. He considers proposed divisions and notes many estates offered to the government for subdivision. Some districts show experience offering voluntary services to aid the closer settlement work.
Former trawler workers and twenty ex-employers, whose fishing beyond northeast waters triggered taxation issues, will gain a rebate totaling about 10 000 pounds. The decision by Wall Court held the men should be exempt from payment of taxation as their work was not conducted within New South Wales waters.
A confused report from London describes church divisions on divorce and remarriage. It notes factions within the church and mentions a unit related to women fearing exclusion, with unclear details about leadership and attendance.
An anxious reply from the ministerial party in London expresses opposition to the coronation plan. Deputy Premier Byrne questions whether Braden should reconsider, amid discussions on the NSW position and wider imperial associations.
In heavy rains across New Zealand roads became impassable and towns faced rising water levels. Sydney reports frictions as floods disrupt transport and daily life, with casualties and widespread damage feared amid ongoing storms.
A fatal explosion incident at Port Kembla is reported with initial official statements and injuries to several workers. Investigations underway, authorities coordinating response and safety measures.
Fragmented text describes a debate on a Bachelor Tax and Returned Soldiers Act. Mentions younger voters, advocates like Lalor, and proposals to amend the act to require or exclude compulsory military service or employment provisions.
In Moscow a German, Thurwing, convicted of ant bugtes activity amid a broader probe. Report notes six other German promoters or accomplices face proceedings as investigations continue, with possible transfers to Germany for further action.
Sydney paper denounces the government for neglecting the poor while praising a wealthy elite. It blasts the Nation for plans that ignore thousands suffering in filthy, disease infested slums as slums festers and protest grows against the government.
Fragmentary report describes a saw accident where an ice man was killed after a blade struck him. The text mentions Sydney, Haymond, Mounins, and Pell in a confusing, partial account with unclear actions and injuries. Further readable details are limited.
A farewell gathering for Miss Vi Silva of Balurdiyy w Penion MeL was held at Monier House of Mos Skeaney's Carinya. The event featured a decorated supper room, toasts, and musical entertainment, with a gift of a cut glass robe bowl presented to Miss Silva.
The steamer Lianidavery Castie No Mére with about 200 passengers struck a mine near Marseille and Gibraltar. It hove to outside Port Vendres, where French and Spanish frontier authorities prepared to evacuate passengers if necessary while flooding threatened holds.
Spanish Loyalist forces report mine diversions creating havoc around the University City trenches. Explosions wrecked positions and casualties mounted among soldiers and horses. Government troops seized and fortified ruined trenches as street fighting erupted in the capital amid anarchist demonstrations.
Sydney Friday Airlines of Australia offers a £200 reward for information leading to the discovery of the missing Stinson airliner. The announcement seeks public assistance and frames the search effort as a formal inquiry.
Sydney report shows Trinay in initial pricing for Lin lg today with a modest uptick in trading. Market observers note limited liquidity and cautious sentiment as investors monitor nearby indicators and regional demand.
Sydney market prices list per item with varied figures for potatoes onions cheese honey oats barley oats 1906 hay and lucerne. Readings show Tasmanian and local produce with weights and shillings per unit in a fragmentary record.
A garbled weather forecast mentions isolated thunder, warm temperatures, and light winds. It hints at morning mist or fog over highlands and notes a tendency toward rain in parts, under a signature name Bgum.
London protesters vote against accepting General Goering as German representative to the ceremony. An anti-Palelet demonstration resolves to oppose his presence, with Professor J B S Haldene describing Goering as Prussian militarism and a reminder of old army days. The union today votes on a local issue regarding wine drinkers or related matters.
Readers report a sharp price surge in glycerine in London with quotes climbing by around £41 per 130 pounds and prices more than doubling since December. Market notes indicate strong demand for mositions and refined products driving the jump.
Melbourne skies cleared as Bradman led Australia with a five run innings while England’s bowlers struggled. Fingleton began strong but Allen’s early spell produced the notable moments as Rigg and Brown contributed, with Ringleton opening history from Allen’s end and both teams fielding a wet, unsettled lineup at Maibeur Cricket Ground.
Today's quotations show the local wheat market steady with prices around 11 dollars per bushel for standard parcels. Limited details describe bagged lots and general market activity in the city.
State lottery notices list Blaxland first Forbes second with prize numbers 390 Nas drawn 10-day. A fire prize 14014 titled Thin One syndicate led by G Stewart of Blaxland Blue Mountains. Second prize 712 Palm Olive syndicate led by Mrs Callan of Burwood. Fourth prize T4631 Auburn Eight syndicate led by Edgar Passor of Pores. Lottery No 490 will be drawn on Monday.
Thirty-one miners barricaded themselves in the Wallarah Nort mine near Sydney as police rushed to the scene after a scuffle prior to the mine entry. Roads were blocked as tensions rose over the stay-in strike and the installation of a new boring machine amid days of warnings.
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