14 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1937
Page
1
A medical report credits Herman J. Muller with two months of study on blood transfusion and blood kept viable outside the body. Dr Norman Bethune forms Madrid donor service feeding donors at base hospitals. blood must be germ free and same biological type. A Russian test shows corpse blood transfusable eight hours after death.
In Melbourne near Williamstown an upturned boat was found after two men left yesterday for a fishing expedition. Harry Frederick Smith and Bertram Summers, both 47, are feared drowned.
London dispatch reports Bilbao in a dire state with Basque defenses stretched. Insurgent forces have breached lines, and if flanking troops fail to widen the breach the city could be cut off. Telegraph correspondent notes rebels control the hills around Bilbao and their heavy guns dominate the city.
Independent candidate Moinrlay Sydney announces he will contest the Woolahra seat as an Independent UAP candidate in Wau. The event lists Mr OH and HW Mason KC among those announcing support or involvement in the campaign.
In Sydney on Monday the Mayor Ald Nolan and others faced a £50 liability and seven years disqualification if they accepted the ceremonial foundation stone trowel for Manly municipality offices. The Aldermen urged applying Local Government Act restrictions to ministers and other politicians.
In a Sunday message to the Red Army Marshal Voroshilov claims eight generals plotted to murder Communist leaders and overthrow the regime. He says they wrecked the national economy and defence, sought foreign help to dismember the country, and that a counter revolutionary military fascist group was uncovered.
In Sydney at Tepdes Hall last night officials announced the railway unions plan to extend the campaign against road motor transport to all major centres in the State. A black list of firms will be prepared and issued to union members.
Three men were hurt and two killed in a Friday level crossing collision at Cessnock. Lewis Frisby, Red Wateroast, and William Lockwood were among those injured. Lockwood remained in strong condition while Frisby and Wateroast were treated.
Shopkeepers on the gold fields push for Sunday trading as a government clash over hotels and shops continues. Bankers report miners receive wages into banks within four hours of payday, boosting hotel and shop revenue while policy remains unsettled.
Melbourne report states Frank Hart, secretary of the Eastern Golf Club, achieved an extraordinary golfing feat at Flinders course yesterday afternoon. He twice holed in one during the same round, one at 122 yards and another at 14 yards on the 15th, a claim thought unique in Australia.
Kamal Ataturk, ruler of Turkey, has given his entire personal fortune of a million pounds to the nation. He told the National Assembly the donation includes goods farms and industrial enterprises. The Assembly voted thanks and proclaimed him Father of Turkey.
In Prague on Sunday, Czechoslovakia knocked out Yugoslavia from the Davis Cup. The doubles pair Menzel and Hecht defeated Pallada and Puneee in straight sets 26 6 1. The match underscores Czechoslovakia’s advancing bid in the competition.
Leo Badies, 33, former Australian amateur heavyweight champion, and his wife Rue Mande Bandias, 92, died when their car overturned on the Hume Highway near Tallaroo on Saturday. Two others were injured in the accident. the couple had married on New Year’s Day.
In Johannesburg Rietholtein hospital Alin Swanepoel wakes after a 31 year coma linked to a mysterious dormancy. She was 17 at onset and now retains a child's mentality while her legs are shrivelled from desui tude. She is expected to be bedridden for life.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr states in Script Weekly that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will visit California this year. He predicts they will settle permanently in Austria after the honeymoon and will not establish a home in England or the United States.
Sydney reports John McLeod aged 45 drowned in surf at Seven Mile Beach Port Kembla yesterday afternoon. He, with two companions, had been shell-fishing before deciding to swim. He sank about 30 yards from shore and was rescued by William Briggins but artificial respiration failed.
In Sydney Rev F T Smith at Hurlatone Park Baptist Church condemned loose attitudes toward marriage. He cited a rise in divorces from 1 to 2000 over 57 years, noting 20,000 divorces in Australia, blaming passion and infatuation for eroding matrimonial bonds.
At Homebush today 2760 cattle yarded with prices unchanged. Bullocks £3 to £13, cows £3 to £0. Best beef 36s per 10lbs, good 30s, medium 27s, inferior 23s. Sheep: 20,000 penned. market firmer. Wethers 16s to 35s, ewes 14s to 27s, lambs 15s to 28s.
Market prices listed at Sussex Street for farm staples including Tasmanian potatoes, new laid eggs, butter, cheese, honey, maize, onions, millet, chaff, lucerne hay and more. Figures show per hundredweight or per ton rates with varied ranges, indicating current wholesale levels.
The 9 am forecast covers 24 hours of weather. Cloudy and unsettled with showers over southern districts and along coastal slopes, but most areas will be fine. Mild day with a cold night, mist in southern and highland districts, some new snow on the Alps. West to northwest winds.
Hundreds of Chinese refugees, after inspecting former homes, returned from Kokopo to Kokopo, choosing beaches and hard floors over Rabaul dust. Some Europeans also moved back. Damage estimates rise with extensive coastal plantations wiped out, possibly tens of thousands of pounds.
Darwin reporting that the patrol boat Larrakia, after arresting the Japanese pearl fleet mother ship, was seen off Point Hall with the Larrakia towed by a lugger that appeared Japanese. Flying Doctor Fenton confirmed the vessels heading toward Darwin, noting the Larrakia seemed to have broken down. The Japanese vessel trailed behind under the Larrakia's machine guns, and the fleet was expected to reach Darwin today.
The unit piece at tii was queued today as Sid in a brief note from the field. The fragmentary report offers little context but records a naming action and a timing detail without further details.
Charles Riley's death leads to murder charge against Ernest Long, 37, a labourer, at Central Court in Sydney. Police prosecutor notes coroner's inquiry set for June 25. bail was refused.
Two Russians Michael Levinsky and Jan Remanef were denied permission to land in Sydney after three days aboard the British freighter Brandon. Levinsky, who went on hunger strike in New Zealand over clothing, said he resumed eating once a new outfit was provided.
The Rev Anderson Jardine announced at the service that he has resigned from the benefice of Saint Pauls in Dartington. He said the move had no relation to recent events and refused to elaborate. Asked about becoming chaplain to the Duke, he had no definite information to share.
Bookmakers suffered heavy losses at Canterbury Park as Brazandt and Cid emerged strong. Brazandt drifted from 6 to 4 after big bets while Cid won the Canterbury Handicap despite a start slip and steering by Finch. Race results list winners and betting odds across multiple divisions and events.
Damalis captured the Port Phillip Hurdle at Williamstown in a dominant run, beating Sea Scout and Tapagear as long-priced rivals filled the minor placings. The card featured Maiden and Juvenile handicaps with several upsets and varied betting.
Gay Chou the Sydney horse ran to the front two and a half furlongs from home and easily won the £2000 Doomben Newmarket, beating Manresa and King Merlin. Pamelus narrowly missed a place as betting favored. Results list multiple divisions with winners and betting.
Wheat prices in Australia slipped with silo quotes down to 410 a bushel in Sydney and 419 a bushel nationally. Traders noted lower futures and market softness as harvest season moves forward.
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