Filming Coronation End of World Advance on Madrid
Rev G D Smith, chaplain at the Children's Court, warned at a Home Mission Society meeting that certain films influence youth toward vice and crime. He cited an analysis of 250 films showing 97 murders, 19 seductions, 61 adulteries, 21 abductions, and 4 crises among heroes and heroines, with 174 thieves, 25 women of ill fame, and 3 drunkards.
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Sydney
G. D. Smith
Children’s Court
Home Mission Society
Church of England
End of the World Speech by Rev. H. P. Jeskie
In his inaugural address Rev H P Jeskie the incoming President of the Baptist Union warned that the world is in unprecedented conditions and may be nearing a great climax or catastrophe He said civilisation could be on the brink and questioned whether the next war would surpass all prior conflicts in its ruthlessness and devastation.
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Sydney
The
Baptist Union
H. P. Jeskie
Resolutions Clash Over Australian Church Constitution
At the Sydney Diocesan Synod Canon Langford Smith moved resolutions dissenting from the draft constitution. The discussion claimed the plan would threaten Sydney as the Metropolitan See of W.S.W. and grant objectionable powers to the Primates and the House of Bishops. One speaker noted four fifths of Australia’s 25 Anglican bishops were Anglo Catholic in belief and practice.
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Sydney
Langford Smith
Australia
W.S.W
House of Bishops
Minister backs £150,000 for closer settlement funds
The Minister for Lands Mr Butten shaw says he advised the Government to place £150,000 on the estimates for closer settlement, instead of the originally proposed £100,000.
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Sydney
Buttenshaw
Farewelled Mr Eric McFarland at Inverell dinner
Mr Eric McFarland leaves for Laidley this week after a dinner and musical evening. Dr Cookson, as chair, praised his golf club secretaryship and character. About thirty attended. silver tea service presented. Mrs Scott and others spoke.
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Eric McFarland
Laidley
Cookson
McFarland
Inverell
McParland
Scott
Associates' Club
W. H. Crossley
K. Delbridge
Rebel advances and Madrid battle intensify war in Spain
Spanish civil war continues as insurgents push toward Madrid after Mazueda capture, despite Loyalist resistance near Cryiedo and Avila. Rebels press on Ara gon front near Duesca while clashes swirl between Burgahondo and Sierra de Gredos and incursions around Torrijos. Morrocan detachment destroyed amid heavy losses.
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Alcazar
Madrid
Mazueda
Brugos
Yagues 15
Aragon
Duesca
Cryiedo
Avila
O Guadarrama Range
Tagus
Burgahondo
Alberche River
Sierra de Gredos
Guadarrama
Banta Qlalla
Torrijos
Black's Gull plane may race Johannesburg if reconditioned
Mrs Amy Mollison suggested she pilot Campbell Black's damaged Per Cival Mew Gull Miss Liverpool 1 in the Johannesburg air race on September 28 if relatives approve and the Royal Aero Club allows inspection at Portsmouth. Black was killed taxiing Saturday. Florence Desmond, Black's widow, says opening of her show Let's Raise the Curtain is postponed to September 28 to keep artists employed and support the public.
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London
Amy Mollison
Campbell Black
Johannesburg
Black
Royal Aero Club
Portsmouth
John Moore
Florence Desmond
Victoria Palace
Soldiers' Preference Debate At Lismore Conference
At the Local Government Association Conference in Lismore Aki Cochrane urged the government to review the Soldiers' Preference Act which he said deprives men who were children at war's end of a livelihood. Ald O'Sullivan argued many penalised youths are sons of fallen soldiers and deserve the right to work in Australia.
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Lismore
Local Government Association
Aki. Cochrane
Marrickville
Ald. O'Sullivan
Randwick
City Wheat Market figures in Sydney today's quotes
City market reports wheat trading in Sydney with bulk at 4/8 bushel and bagged at 2 dollars. Alexandria price listed at 2 dollars per unit, reflecting regional variation in early trade.
London Wool Sales Prices Favorable Inferior Sorts Withdrawn
London wool sales show prices in sellers favor with a moderate selection and strong home trade interest. Inferior sorts were often withdrawn as 9,018 bales were catalogued and 740 sold, with Australia and New Zealand consignments totaling 8, etc.
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London
New South Wales
Queensland
Victoria
South Australia
West Australia
New Zealand
Abyssinia Eligibility Referred to Hague Court
Geneva Tuesday a sub committee of the Credentials Committee unanimously ruled Abyssinia's eligibility to sit at the League Assembly should be sent to the Hague Court of International Justice. The move aims to avoid embarrassment from Abyssinia's foregrounding and stems from Litnivol's committee maneuvers to dispose of the claim on technical grounds.
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Geneva
Abyassinia
League Assembly
Hague Court of International Justice
Abyssinia
Litniv- Off
League
Wheat Market Firmer in Sydney on Scarcity of Sellers
The Sydney City wheat market firmed yesterday as sellers grew scarce and overseas grain markets stayed strong. Prompt bulk wheat asked 4/8 with later sales at 4.8 for miters parcels, about 504 delivery Sydney terminal elevator, storage paid. Bagged wheat quoted 5 2 on parcels, country shippers' prices rose to 4/3 at sidings, but farmers held back. London wheat market described as firm in cable reports.
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Sydney
City
Grain Trade
London
Slums of the Bush Claims Stir WA Settlement Debate
A West Australian clergyman denounces southern settlements as shams of the bush, likening them to London slums. He accuses settlers of enduring misleading propaganda and questions the value of the proposed group settlements in the region.
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Sydney
London
Tin price reported at 42 11 per unit today
The market reports tin at a unit price of 42 11 with values indicating a quoted level for buyers and sellers. No additional context or entities beyond the quoted price are provided in readable text.
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Sydney
Coronation ceremony may be filmed in the Abbey
The Daily Telegraph reports the coronation ceremony could be filmed for the first time in history. Introducing a movie camera in the Abbey was once frowned upon due to concerns it would degrade the dignity. now the piece may serve as a historical record and widen interest across the Empire.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Lost Crew Found After Two Months Adrift Near Nauru
The native crew of the Japanese owned schooner Ragina were rescued by a launch party off Nauru Island after two months at sea.Found lying on deck crying for water and others in the hold too weak to reach air. Seven of twenty seven men hospitalized, rest quarantined. They were hungry and emaciated.
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Sydney
Nauru Island
Sussex Street Market Report Prices
Sussex Street market prices today list Tasmanian potatoes six shillings ten pence per ew h. new laid eggs twelve shillings per dozen case ten pence. butter fourteen shillings six pence. wid to ten pence. cheese to ten pence. honey twenty four pence to did. maize four shillings six pence per bushel. oats two shillings to two shillings three pence per bushel. onions seventeen pence per ewt. millet to fifty six pounds per ton. chaff four to four and a half pence ewt. oats hay four shillings six pence to eight shillings six pence cwh. lucerne four shillings six pence to sixpence per cwt.
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Sydney
Sussex Street
Tasmanian
Lucerne
British Admiralty vows to hold Mediterranean position
London reports Sir Samuel Hoare, First Lord of the Admiralty, declares there is no question of vacating Malta or our Mediterranean position. After inspecting naval bases and units, he says Britain will face difficult problems and maintain a secure stance while seeking friendly relations with Mediterranean powers. The Italian press urges clarification, but Hoare asserts continued communications and security.
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London
Mediterranean
Malta
Admiralty
Samuel Hoare
England
National Gallery Chooses Melbourne Chief At 2900 A Year
Mr J B McDonald, director of the National Art Gallery in Sydney, is appointed to run the National Gallery in Melbourne at a salary of 2900 a year. The decision goes against the trustees recommendation for a Victorian appointment. One trustee has threatened to resign.
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Sydney
McDonald
National Art Gallery
National Gallery
Melbourne
Germans Lead Six Day Cycle Race in London
The Germans maintained the lead at midnight in the six day cycle race in London with South Brothers of West Australia nine laps behind. Eddie Smith and Malmosi Italy shared £150 in prize money and Sir Malcolm Campbell’s £50 for the fastest mile was won in 2 minutes 9 seconds.
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London
South Brothers
West Australia
Eddie Smith
Malmosi
Italy
Malcolm Campbell
Hospital Finance Lottery Funds Support NSW Hospitals
Sydney officials report McCaughey Memorial Hospital opened as the State Lottery funds hospitals with a yearly £650,000. Minister Fitzsimons notes contributions donations and patient fees add £1,200,000, underscoring diverse financing for health services.
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Sydney
McCaughey Memorial
Uvans
Fitzsimons
Weather Forecast With Scattered Showers And Snow
Today's forecast warns of unsettled conditions with scattered showers and developing thunderstorms mainly in northern and eastern areas. A change to cooler, windy conditions from the west is expected, with snow on southern tablelands and winds turning strong west to south.
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Sydney
Returned Soldiers Remarks at State Congress
Acting Premier M F Bruxner opened the State Congress of the Returned Soldiers League in Sydney. He noted 11,000 ex service men found work in sixteen months via the Soldiers Employment Board and defended the Preference Act against unemployment claims. He cited 86,000 NOW men discharged after the war and a declining number entitled to preference.
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Sydney
Returned Soldiers’ League
M. F. Bruxner
Soldiers’ Employment Board
N.O.W
A.F
Numbering shops in town business district discussed
The Municipal Council met to consider numbering shops in the main business section. Alderman Jas McIlveen proposed the plan to help locate destinations more easily while residences would be numbered later. The Mayor will have a report prepared on the matter.
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Cowneil
Ald
Jas
McIlveen
Tho Street
Victoria Park Race Meeting Results Overview
Victoria Park hosted races with results reported to press time. Hurdle: Grey Abbott first, King Bega second, Alleviate third. Hava spot scratched. Flying Handicap division one: Assal first, Golden Gate second, Leone third. Turbine and Tuckerbox scratched. Division two: Capris first, Goorka second, Black Laughter third. Capris favored at 3 to 1. Zetland Stakes saw Prittle Practle first, Silver Standard second, Cid third. Gay Lover and Duke Caledon scratched.
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Sydney
Victoria Park
Grey Abbott
King Bega
Alleviate
Havaspot
Assal
Golden Gate
Leone
Turbine
Tuckerbox
Assai
Goorka
Springtime in the Garden period and seed sowing
The notice extols September as ideal for sowing seeds with a wide range of varieties and a busy gardening season ahead. It promotes Yates and Krempins seeds, pastures, roots, and says their trees and plants come from top nurseries. It touts the Viking as easy to operate and well regarded by local users.
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Burge Bros & Co. Ltd
Crockery
Iba
Axminster
Aou Ate Ney
Burge Bros & Co
Byron Street
Camerics
la Hood & Co
Tie House
Otho
Pine
End OF the
Popular Golf Secretary
Jo’berg
Black’s
L.G
City Wheat Market
Alexandria
London Wool Sales
Hague Court
Nauru
Market Report
Indin
Shirley
Cansdeil
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