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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1937
Page
1
A man unidentified by authorities was found in an abandoned mine shaft near Maryborough Victoria. The body showed head injuries and signs of an attempt to burn it. Police believe the murder occurred Saturday night and the body was dragged to the shaft and thrown in head-first with a heavy instrument used.
Sydney reports welcome rain over the northern coastal areas of New South Wales after a prolonged dry spell. Grafton had no rain in May, and the dry period reaches its third month. 340 points of rain returned recently, with further heavy coastal rain likely, raising the danger of minor floodings along some northern rivers.
Mysterious calls to Ray Wilson of Miriam Street Caulfield preceded a Saturday night break in at his home. Thieves ransacked the premises and stole property valued at £139, with the thief suspected of using the phone to learn when the house was empty.
Seven Royal Air Force members die in four crashes from Friday to Sunday. A missing bomber found on a Westmorland precipice left both occupants dead. another bomber crashed at Auchtengallie in Scotland with two incinerated. Sergeant John Rot’s trainer’s aircraft spun and hit a tree in Berkshire killing him. a fourth plane from Igtonshire to Nottinghamshire crashed near Westmorland with both occupants burnt beyond recognition. Overall RAF accidents since January total 39 with 61 deaths, plus a light plane in Kent narrowly missing graves.
In a packed service at Saint Pauls London the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Warfield were wed in a religious ceremony. Rev Jardine spoke of the Duke’s royal service and claimed government and church would have faced regret without the ceremony. A fund of $100,000 was inaugurated for Jardine.
Dr J Meekins of McGill University Canada reported in Sydney that Australian apathy toward diphtheria immunisation was astounding. He noted higher prevalence of reluctance in Sydney compared with other major cities he visited after delivering postgraduate lectures.
Times correspondent reports ten Catholic priests arrested amid friction during Hitler Youth anti Catholic demonstrations. The unit price of tin was quoted today as 55 10.
The 9 am forecast for the next 34 hours predicts mostly cloudy but fair areas with unsettled coastal and highland conditions. Heavy showers threaten Moodings on north and central coastal rivers, local floods elsewhere on the coast, and inland showers with mist. Cool to cold with east to south east fresh to squally winds.
Mr Mares today warned the North Coast of imminent floods after torrential weekend rains and warned shipping of possible cyclonic conditions. The alert emphasizes rising water levels and dangerous seas affecting coastal areas and maritime traffic.
Early today at Botany a motor car collided with a tram injuring Prank Underwood aged 45 with lacerations and Constance Hislop 45 with head injuries including a probable fractured jaw. The car front was crushed and a passenger woman was trapped in the wreckage.
Sydney ministers said proposals call for shrinking the Legislative Assembly to 78 seats. Seventeen seats would be cut, with seven in metropolitan areas, seven in the country, and one in Newcastle. Cabinet to reexamine at its next meeting.
Sydney Monday. J J Graves, secretary of the Australian Labor Party, says Labor favors one vote one value but opposes any system that gives some electors more power. He argues a country vote could outweigh city votes and that Premier Stevens aims to redistribute electorates to enable a minority Country party and TAP to elect a government. He calls such a scheme incredible.
Four men attacked John Goodson 44 on Palmer Street Wooloo late Saturday night. He was grabbed by the throat pinned against a wall and assaulted with punches before being robbed of more than £3 in cash and left on the footpath.
Spanish War dispatch reports insurgents launched a violent offensive and recaptured Lemona amid heavy fighting.
Al Tiomebush market livestock yarded 2830 head with bulls at 5 9 212 pounds and cows 4 to 9 pounds. Best beef 3 per lb, medium 26, inferior 22. Sheep 32.00 head penned. wethers 1 to 3 pounds, ewes 15 to 26, lambs 1 to 28. Market slightly firmer.
Rev F T Simith Muristow Park Baptist Church warns that many on church rolls appear outwardly devout but inwardly are wolves in sheep clothing. He labels them as devils of the worst order, urging vigilance among congregants.
Sydney reports ALM.AS. Moresby conducted a preliminary survey of Rabaul harbour and found no obstruction to shipping. The survey noted little change to the harbour bed and Sir Walter Carpenter of a leading shipping firm said conditions are not as bad as feared but doubt remains about returning to prior importance. He stated the firm has no intention of abandoning Rabaul.
The Joga wheat market shows day to day moves with bulk parcels quoted around 5 per bushel on March basis and slightly higher gagged lots around 3 31. Prices reflect market activity in bulk and smaller parcel trading.
London report cites the Times diplomatic correspondent stating Britain is assessing if Germany may claim self defence for individual action if a German warship is attacked off Spain or if reprisals extend beyond self defence to single-ship responses like Algeria.
Sussex market prices list Tasmanian potatoes at 46 to 56 ewt eggs new id 19 dow butter 142 6 cwt cheese 6d to 10d Tb honey 27d to 4id Tb maize 41 to 62 bus onions 11 76 ewt millet to 50 ton chaff wheaten 43 to 6 4 cw eaten 46 to 49 lucerne 5 to 46 huy eaten 6 to 8 6 owt lucerne 43 to a 10'
Reports from Rabaul describe most victims as women and children buried under lava and dust. The disaster threatens disease from stench in two villages as authorities bury the gichimd swiftly. A wireless operator from the Golden Bear is feared lost, possibly after lava or a fall overboard. White refugees at Kokopo show reluctance to return amid wide plantation damage.
John Willam Mealviney, 24, a former postal officer, pleaded guilty at the Quarter Sessions to fraudulently converting £273 13 11 of departmental money for personal use. He served five years in the postal department and was at the sales stamp counter of the GPO when arrested. He was remanded for sentence.
All to Sydney Lottery No. 421 drawn today lists First prize to MLA P syndicate with H Porter from Randwick. Second prize to Tradition syndicate with H Tweedie of Parramatta. Third to Orr Lucky Day syndicate with M Miller of Willoughby. Fourth to Were’s Lucky syndicate with L McEvoy of Marrickville. Lottery No. 422 to be drawn Friday.
A speech on Robert Raikes and the Sunday School movement highlights its early opposition, the widespread growth to over 30 million scholars, and its role in shaping child character. It praises the Sunday School as the foremost agency for youth character, urging parental and community support for its continued impact.
Several vessels reached Sydney this morning after being hove to off the port due to heavy weather. The Dutch liner Nieuw Holland was battered during the Brisbane voyage, with several yards of forecast hermiling carried away.
The Capitol Theatre premieres MGMs Roos, Marie with Jeanette McDonald and Nelson Eddy, supported by James Stewart and Reginald Owen. Tonight features Under Your Spell with Lawrence Tibbett, and Blackmailer with William Gargan in the bargain program, plus a Love Becomes at Twenty romance. The 3000 Microphonic sound system debuts to mark the occasion.
Mrs Amelia Earhart Putnam has arrived in Natal Brazil after a voyage from New York. The correspondent notes her arrival marks a notable event in the travel.
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