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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1932
Page
1
A batch of forged lottery tickets arrived from Victoria. A man toured southern state districts posing as a New South Wales State Lottery representative and sold books of twelve tickets for 4/8 each, prompting warnings about counterfeit sales and infantile paralysis concerns in Brisbane.
In Melbourne Senator Elliott said the Country Party will play its part in national reconstruction. The State branch of the Federal Labor party is already preparing for the next state elections and will contest every seat.
Scullin and Lyons met as ministers handed over their departments to successors. The former prime minister expressed hopes for worthwhile reforms in Australia and offered hearty cooperation to relieve unemployment, the nation's greatest problem.
Results from Victoria Park races include 14.2 Handicap with Go By 1, Top Call 2, All for Australia 3 at 10 to 1 length, plus Second Division winners Little Queen 1 Air Pageant 2 True Light 3, betting 4 to 1 on Little Queen and scratches including The Gag Leslie Wolopin Verdess Phil tha Beallish. In Flying Handicap Sir Angmbah 1 Three Score 2 Duke Blair 3, winner MW to 1 with Beallish scratched. Second Division Pacaport 1 Col lander 2 Giorgio 3.
A German coal mine in Karaten near Beuthen collapsed after an underground tremor. Fifteen men were buried in debris. one man was rescued, others did not answer tapping, raising fear of further deaths.
The unit price of this item was quoted today at 260, reflecting a market rate observed in the report.
Prices at Sussex Street ranged across staples with bulk wheat at 3/2 bagged 33 potatoes Tasmanian 8/ to 10), eggs new laid 1/3, butter 1992, cheese Tid to Ed, honey 3d to 4d, oats 1/3 to 2/9, onions 11/ to 42/, chaff wheaten 3.3 to 4/3 maturing alongside lucerne 3/3 to 5/ and oaten 3/ to 6/. Homebush cattle sale noted Gunebri Estate 10 bullocks at £9/16 7 and C Moore Delungra 22 cows at £5/17/. Obsolete machinery report by shire clerk T W Waugh lists £2370 total with Barford and Perkins road roller valued at £784.
During a public address in Fremantle honorary Minister Mr Bruce said if he had money to invest he would put it into Australia, praising shared common sense shown in elections. He predicted rising commodity prices and warned the world would burst if prices do not rise, suggesting Australia could at least feed itself.
Mr W P Chapman of Taree, Chapman’s letter to the Herald protests Page’s claim the Lyons ministry may be short lived and demands explanation of Lyons actions. Page said the voice belonged to Chapman, but the letter was written by L Martin Nationalist MP for Oxley.
The Inverell Capitol screens Bad Girl a Fox drama tonight with James Dunn and Sally Eilers, appealing to women theatre-goers, plus Subway Express as the comic feature. Tomorrow concession night offers a re screen of Marie Dressler and Polly Moran in Caught Short and Daybreak with Ramon Novarro in a Viennese officer role, supported by Helen Chandler and others. a newsreel and feature mix that promises strong drama and smiles.
Sydney reports a serious position near Cobar with frantic efforts to establish fire-breaks within 20 miles of the township. All available men and women are working as travellers say the fires extend almost continuously from Wilcannia to Cobar.
Sun Fo, once a leading opposition figure to Chiang Kai Shek, openly admits the National Government is near financial collapse and crumbling. He urges that Chiang return to Nanking to save the country from disaster.
Melbourne business men Jeffery and Jenkins, en route to Australia, arrived in Rome after traveling in easy stages.
Thieves stripping valuable fittings from unoccupied suburban homes caused damage and loss. Two men arrested yesterday possessed brass taps and lead. A Bondi residence was later found with taps unscrewed and the home flooded.
As part of the Franco-German economic programme negotiations have opened for a joint aerial combine. Dr Eckener commander of the Graf Zeppelin is participating. The plan aims to eliminate Franco German competition especially in the far east and South America. It proposes Graf Zeppelin be included and make ten journeys annually to South America.
The Inverell wheat market was quieter with buyers reluctant amid North American option positions. Silo wheat sold at 34 Sydney basis for parcels, 31 4 per cent for bagged, and 23 for other bids. Europe held steady while Chicago and Winnipeg eased. bulk Australian wheat quoted 28 and bagged 28 3 per quarter CIF.
Counting of Senate preference votes began last night with Taylor McDonald Blackburn and Barker eliminated. Cox Anderson Hardy and Gardiner maintain lead order and the final tally is expected to be completed by Friday.
No fresh cases have been reported from the country. A committee of medical men has been formed to combat the disease.
MARSEILLE Tuesday. Paul Codos and Henri Ribida left at 5.35 this morning in a new Breguet military aeroplane with 650 horsepower Hispano engine in an attempt to reach Hanoi on Sunday. They hope to break the Hanoi Paris record of 108 hours on the return flight.
British naval and military units led detachments into Chittagong to quell a major uprising. The cruiser Effingham landed sailors and marines while Gurkhas, Mahratta regulars, a railway auxiliary battalion, and armed police joined Indian troops marching through the town under marching bands.
The latest forecast calls for warm to hot and sultry conditions with scattered thundery showers. Strong local gusts may bring hail. Northerly winds will be fresh to strong, while southern districts and the south coast face cooler squally southerlies.
Torrential rains inundated Liverpool with flooded premises and residences. The Hume highway drainage overflow created a lake near the post office, forming channels in streets and endangering traffic. Crops in soldier settlers orchards and vineyards suffered, and poultry and stock were drowned.
Australia defeated South Africa by 169 runs in the third Test at Melbourne. Key contributions came from Grimmett who took six for 92 in the second innings and McMillan on 410/4 for Australia, with 6,691 attendance and total receipts of £6573/12 over the match.
Hobart reports Mr D J O'Keefe defeated Labor candidate for the Senate denounced the system as rotten and complicated. He claimed the average voter cannot understand it and noted 16 percent of Senate votes in Tasmania were informal.
Patrick Hegarty, 64, slipped as he entered his buggy at Chewton. The horse bolted, dragging him about two miles before stopping. He was alive when caught but died shortly after from head injuries and wheel trauma.
A deputation from the league against Imperialism interviewed the Melbourne Consul for China to seek information about Pan Pacific Trade Union Secretariat members arrested in Bhanghaï in October. The secretary reportedly faced execution and his wife life imprisonment. The Consul pledged to cable Chinese authorities for details.
Winchcombe Carson Ltd reports 7600 bales sold at Sydney auction with strong demand from Japan, the Continent, and Yorkshire. All wool classes rise except finer fleece lots. buyers listed include R. H. Sharpe Adelong with white and heather, H. Simpson Barraba, J. Z. Sharpe Nulamanna, Estate John McDonald Weemelah, and Tid district bidders.
NSW defeated Queensland by 188 runs in the Shefield Shield in Sydney with scores of 308 and 253 for NSW and 144 and 225 for Queensland. A national squad was named to face South Africa in Adelaide, dropping Woodfull Kippax Bradman Ponsford McCabe Rigg Oldfield Hunt Grimmett O'Reilly Thurlow Pingleton O Beckett Irommonger Wall, with O Reilly Hart and Thurlow added in their places. The changes include a medium pace spin bowler and a fast bowler in the lineup.
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