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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1935
Page
16
Wagga Police warn motorists about speeding through streets and illegal parking. They say fast cars increase accidents and drivers may face prosecutions. Pedestrians, including children, are also cautioned as responsibility is shared on road safety.
The Abe Wasa Catholic Young Mews club open evening in Yoowin Iadh Place saw Mrs Clarke lead a ladies committee serving supper. Barry and others congratulated the new executive as the club expands its influence with dancing at Oxford Theatre and a strong social program led by Messrs Edgehill Clegg Brennan and Walsh.
Harold Ford of the Clyde Navigation Trust says propaganda in Australia paints Glasgow port as useless. He reports that Australian premiers have received material decrying Glasgow trade value, while he argues Glasgow grows more valuable to the Dominions. He seeks the source of the propaganda and has informed Mr Bruce.
An old advertisement outlines catering quotes for weddings balls and private dinners at Elizabeth Cafe. It promotes morning and afternoon tea services and silk department offerings with emphasis on low terms and cheaper meat quotes for social functions.
Griffith chartered a special train for a weekend trip to Canberra and back, with a 25 member Griffith band. In Canberra they met the Queen Bevan and Canberra bands and led a procession through the city. A sacred concert was held at night. Teams from Griffith played matches in Canberra and Queanbeyan with Griffith Ruz defeating Queanbeyan 25 to 6 while Queanbeyan reserves won 7 to nil.
A company to be known as the Tasman Development Re Ltd was proposed to develop an airmail service across the Tasman Sea. Registration was sought on Wednesday with Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain P B Tayne named to the board, Mrs John Lanange as secretary, and Mr O Q Shell assisting. The firm plans to carry only mail during the development period.
The Commonwealth Government receives a report from the International Labour Office in Geneva proposing raising the school leaving age to 16 to curb youth unemployment. It supports strengthening vocational training centers and notes global unemployment estimates around 25 million, with 6 to 7 million under 25.
The Newcastle by-election saw Mr. DO Walking of Federal Labor win by 3923 votes over Mr. J G B Smith of State Labor. Second preferences favored Smith by ten percent while 2048 went to Viking, with Walking polling 87,807 and Smith 23,944.
The tobacco growing industry in the Tumut district suffers a severe setback, says Southern Districts’ tobacco growers association president Mr. Stevenson. He estimates output as low as six tons this season, versus about 130 tons in recent years, blaming blue mould damage and noting losses around £29,000. Most growers move to district sharecropping. Constable J. J. Dell reports a broken right arm after a bicycle accident near Albury.
An early concept by Igor Sikorsky proposed a giant airship to operate a 24 hour service between America and Europe with rapid speed and comfortable navigation. The plan included advanced propulsion and passenger amenities, aiming to rival prewar liners with novel air travel features.
A garbled dispatch from QFORMY News reports a Saturday night event labeled Wagen Expressy with unspecified details. The fragment hints at an update on conditions or plans but provides no concrete facts, names, or locations to confirm.
The French liner Normandie, 79,000 tons, arrived in New York Harbor completing its maiden voyage at an average speed of 29.48 knots. The voyage from Bishop Rock to Ambrose Light covered 4 days 9 hours 5 minutes, with a daily run of 48 miles and a top speed of 81.85 knots, drawing great crowds as it sailed up the North River.
M Adolf Metler a technical adviser to a Swiss machinery maker sails for Sydney to showcase adaptable match making gear at Mustraban Works. He claims the line can process 6,000,000 matches per hour from logs to boxes, with cutting dipping heading and pasting. machinery shipped to Australia on Romolo. He plans four months in Australia then Java and Holland to install abroad.
In Sydney Central Court, a jury found Harry Furbo Muray, 20, a farm hand, guilty of murdering Ernest Kinee Fenwick, a dairy farmer shot on his property near Gone on April 4. The jury praised mercy by recommending leniency.
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