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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1933
Page
2
Fragmentary notes capture a prime minister and ministers discussing friendly ties with neighbors and trade negotiations. The text mentions a visit by ministers to various parties, the attorney general, and a distinction between trade missions and diplomatic missions.
The Department of Agriculture will buy 10009 pounds worth of eggs fruit vegetables honey and cheese from producers organisations for Christmas aid. The Producers Distributing Society will supply oranges tomatoes peas beans potatoes hover and cheese with eggs via the Eye Marketing Board. Parcels of convenient size will be prepared for distribution to depots before Christmas with 64000 pounds of potatoes 20000 pounds of cheese and 20000 tins of honey. Distribution is planned for the days around Christmas.
The Urania Hospital board reports a 63rd annual year with rising receipts and no expenditure decrease. It plans a new facility funded by £6,200 invested, £4,000 to be allocated to the new fund, and government matching to follow. The McCaughey Memorial Hospital will honor Sir Samuel McCaughey’s bequest as the project proceeds. A crash on Moom qpoldoo road at midnight left a car wrecked and occupants Allent Overs and J. Bice seriously injured and taken to Leeton Hospital.
Announcement by Norman Brookes at the Old Melburnians reunion lunch says Canada will field a team for the All Empire Athletic meet at public schools. NZ, South Africa and other Australian states likely to participate. English schools may also send teams. Melbourne Cricket Ground to host schools for a week. project cost about 2000 pounds with public school lads urged to contribute.
The Wagga Municipal Council voted to prohibit carnivals on the Lake Wollondilly bank near Soldiers Hall and to move the carnival area to the Sturt Street Bathing Beach entrance. The decision follows complaints from nearby hospitals and residences about noise and disruption. approvals were granted for a Beach site carnival and other events on specific dates.
A special meeting of the Mxeru Eve Council held on Wednesday confirmed the Government appointment of Mr C R C Lundy as engineer for the Katmemba Council. The minister noted no qualified engineer had served since December 1930 and that four ministers refused engineer exemptions while one granted a temporary six month exemption. The council owes the government a large sum for works requiring supervision by a qualified engineer.
The High Commissioner for Australia Mr Bruce arranged underwriting for a new conversion loan funding 216,647,000 of Australian loans bearing 54 and 1 percent interest. The loan will bear 39 percent, have a 15 year currency and be issued at 99 with a flat yield of 15 9 and a redemption yield of 9 9. Since October 1982, 78,599,000 of Australian loans in England have been converted at lower rates saving the Commonwealth 1,904,000 annually. The Cowra Show netted 63 pounds, reducing the Society’s overdraft to a trade above 200 pounds.
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