21 Sep 1934
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Newspaper
Inverell Times
Location
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 21, 1934
Page
1
A further shipment of New Sea Coun Goods has arrived from England and the Continent. Burge Bros. are direct importers. Make your purchases from us and save the middleman's profit.
In Sydney a 62 year old woman Miss Hurst was found dead in her Conley Vale home after being ill for weeks. Police report she dwindled from influenza and weakness, dying of hunger and exhaustion while bedridden. The death was discovered last night and is treated as a sordid tragedy.
Plans for additions to the State National Library are to cost £140000 and be carried out by contract. Work to start as soon as plans are completed and official announcement confirms the project.
William Albert Owen Dodge, 22, escaped from Bathurst Gaol yesterday while on a prison farm, climbing a fence during warder distraction. He was recaptured early this morning at Ragland Hill after a struggle with Can Slabie Wells and returned to Bathurst Gaol.
At the Perth Criminal Court George Henry Greeney and Richard Samways were found guilty of forging 18 documents intended as Wine postal vote ballots and related payer counters for the Legislative Council elector for Meetrapallian with May Test. Accused remanded for September.
New York reports Bernard Richard Hauptmann was arrested today in a ransom plot tied to the Lindbergh kidnapping. Authorities indicate $13,747 of the ransom has been recovered and the arrest is expected to aid the investigation into the widely publicized crime.
Tasmanian police investigate the death of 56 year old James Middap after his body was found in a disused mine shaft. Post mortem suggests injuries not from accidental fall and police believe homicide occurred. Shaft measured 17 feet deep and was water filled to within 19 feet of the surface.
London reports Milley America defeated Nel Tarleton of England on points over fifteen rounds to win the world featherweight championship. The bout featured early fast action, Tarleton knocked down once, Miller cut in round seven, and a fierce finish as both pressed hard with powerful exchanges and referee cautions for holding.
Forty five Indians are feared dead after a ferry boat overturned on the river in East Bengal. Five survivors reached the shore as rescue efforts continued.
A Paris policy report alleges Judge Albert Prince was murdered over his knowledge of Stavisky's swindle operations. Witnesses claim Prince admitted to death by his own action, while his family and others dispute the theory and politics heat rises as the government faces pressure.
London wool sale reported 10094 bales offered with significant consignments from New South Wales Victoria Western Australia South Australia New Zealand and shows a steady rate under home and continental competition Withdrawals described as heavy for inferior lots with merino lines from New South Wales and Yass noting 16d for some offerings.
Sydney rider Friar Elwyn George Holland died when his motorcycle collided with a lorry at Eskwood last Friday. Police said the accident occurred at a rural road junction and an inquest will follow.
Latest Sydney billiards brief notes Davis with 17.429 score lead amid a busy session by Priday. LinDRUST entries show mixed results as the event proceeds with provisional tallies and ongoing play.
The Madrid government considers declaring a state of alarm with martial law if revolt signs persist The Premier says violence would be avoided though the revolutionary movement seems controlled The police resume house to house searches for explosives amid public doubt of socialist conspiracy claims
Sydney reports a drop in local wheat values as buyers retreat and sellers hold prices. July futures and bulk wheat. bagged wheat around 2 3s per bushel with declines. overseas markets show weakness in London and Argentina weighing on prices.
Dispatches report nine dead and 200 injured after a Saturday earthquake near Jailisco. About a thousand rendered homeless as villages including Talpa Cuale Concepcion Zapotes suffered widespread destruction with most buildings razed.
The American defender Rainbow defeated challenger Endeavour in the third heat at Newport today by three minutes and twenty six seconds.
Prices ruled on Sussex Street today with items including wheat bulk at 2 10 per 25 bushel bag, Tasmanian potatoes 7 to 10 cw, Victorian 6 9, eggs new laid 1 dozen case Od, butter 142 6 per cwt, oats 19 per bushel, maize 32 to 99 per bushel, onions 9 to 9/6 per cwt, chaff wheaten 2.8 to 48 cwt, lucerne 33 to 9 a, hay Osten 2610 6 cwt, lucerne F to 6.9, wheaten 249 to 3.
In Sydney the Angus case adjourned after five hours without agreement. The commission dealing with the Angus rant adjourned for the day. The Wo price at tin is today quoted as 50 Dd.
Extraordinary precautions were taken during a two day meeting at Lord's between Australian cricket representatives Bushay and Bull and Dr. Macdonald and Sir Stanley Jackson on the Jeo theory. All pavilion doors were locked.
Arthur Desmond Morris a 28 year old arrived from New Zealand confessed to bigamy. He married a New Zealand girl while living with her parents in Ryde and later threatened to harm them. Morris was sentenced to over two years and his release suggested after overseas arrangements.
The Sydney report notes little change in candidate standings as absentee and portal votes finalize. It cites Abbott as leading in key seats while other figures from New England and Tasmania show Labor and allied groups gaining or defending, with no final results in some seats.
London report says Mary Peel niece of Earl Peel, after serving as bridesmaid at a society wedding, returned home, used her brother’s gun, and died by suicide. Lady Delta Peel testified that the body lay in a bedroom and no one learned of the tragedy until today. Verdict: death by self act while of unsound mind.
Greyhound racing is signed for a meeting to be held in Lillwo-marrow Week Saturday September 29 with bookmakers and a wireless broadcast. A publican’s booth will be provided and a refreshments booth run by Mrs Kameiwail. Following the warm spell racing nights and the Oxford Casino report will be presented at the annual meeting with committee appointments.
A fragmentary report from Northern Territory sources describes an Aboriginal man murdering another near a bush by a river with a spear and rifle shots. Details are unclear but the incident is tied to the Pouis River area and Darwin region.
The latest forecast for Sydney on Friday calls for further showers and scattered thunderstorms across the tablelands and coast with otherwise fine periods. Expect moderate temperatures and fresh west to south west winds along the coast.
Bathurst held the Old State Lottery drawing today with Buckley’s Chance taking first prize in syndicate J Walla Rand wick. Second prize went to Auchieai TM syndicate led by Mr. 2, Bathurst, with third prize to Wide Jala Carpenter Purichbow. No further details available. draw scheduled for Tuesday.
Narbon customs seized a Japanese sampan at Cantera Island after it failed to prove ownership and destination. The vessel, claimed to be the one that visited Prospector Island and loaded gold ore, had its papers checked and deemed in order.
The Young Australia League organizes an excursion for district boys to Sydney to welcome Prince Henry. Participants include Victor Field Ene McGufficke Stanley McGufficke Ernest Figout John Pigott and Eric S Waddell. They will tour landmarks such as the Anzac memorial Bridge Zoo Taronga Park and city industries and stay at Cliton Gardens with daily safe bathing supervised by She Yo A.
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