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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1936
Page
1
Workers strike as employers struggle to manage rising costs and unrest spreads through major centers. Officials debate policy responses while unions press for wage increases and safer conditions amid stalled negotiations and a volatile economy.
In Paris the workers discuss a holiday measure as part of a parliamentary vote. The proposal seeks to establish a workers holiday tied to service and pay scales, with collective baselining by votes and aims to prevent job displacement. The outcome is reported as passed.
Aggressive moves by French authorities include a 179 day plan and a formal collective travel agreement at the Ministry of the Interior. Heavily armed guards seize Paris town Kell, while gendarmerie and mobility police reinforce order. A conference between M. Bhimane police seeks to preserve order amid tensions.
Sydney Saturday reports Mr. R. C. Wilson general manager of the Co operative Shearing Co Lil saying there will be no hold up in the shearing this year. He notes some hotheads advocated a strike but they had no work to go to and stressed that the advancing strike cost them time.
Thowitt Hewitt, 20, walking in uniform near Doutta Galla, was assaulted by three foreigners who taunted him about the King. He received a stab wound to the heart area and collapsed, bleeding, before seeking help by phone from a shop. He was taken to Sydney Hospital as police cordoned off the area and conducted searches for the assailants.
In Jerusalem an assailant opened fire near Mount of Olives injuring a constable and wounding another assailant who died later. Police pursued suspect with a dog. a blast at Kal kilieh injured eighteen Jews. Sigrist is cited with a wife and three daughters residing in Jerusalem.
William Tourke, 28, of Rose Bay, slipped on steps leaving a South Flinthield house party and fractured his skull. He is in hospital in critical condition. Police questioned him before his deathbed deposition, ruling out an intruder theory.
In Wellington area 19 amateur wrestlers were trapped in a wrestling hold at a Lower Hutt house. Police freed them after a struggle as they could not release themselves. They had been training from an instruction chart when the hold became inextricable. Later the men were arrested on charges likely linked to the incident.
A serious two man car incident occurred near Penn Bridge in Sydney. The driver Mr James and passenger Mr Warden were pulled from the vehicle and rushed to hospital in critical condition. Police and emergency services attended the scene and traffic was halted while rescuers stabilized the injured men.
Japan aims rapid economic advance through the Formosa Development Company with 0 million yen capital and the South Seas Development Day backed by 14 million yen. The two semi official firms, Oriental Development Company and South Seas Exploitation Company, will oversee industry and colonisation beyond Formosa into the South, migrating 20 000 families to Formosa in ten years and expanding ties to South China, the Philippines, and negotiations to broaden Japan's stake in Slaw, Twatek, Borneo, Sumatra and New Guinea.
Mr Hughes aboard Airlines of Australia flight Captain Cook sustained a creasure of the right collarbone and was shaken when a forced night landing occurred at Henudesert 47 miles south of Brisbane. Pilot John McLaughlin escaped uninjured as the craft struck a wire after a stormy approach. Beaudesert residents lit paddocks with car lights to aid the landing.
A fragmented notice notes preparations for public results and statements to precede the release. It mentions an upcoming briefing and asserts that final outcomes will be announced later, with details still to follow.
Adverse weather forced Holyman's Airways Ltd. to reroute the mail flight Loili piloted by Capt. C. Scott. The aircraft landed in Mr. D. Ryan's paddock, North Wagga, after encountering dense clouds near Wagga. All four passengers and mails were unharmed and transported onward to Wagga.
The metropolitan region recorded a morning low of 41.4 degrees, the coldest since August of the previous year, as temperatures spiked across the city.
Fragmented text describes Abyssinia resisting external pressure as a government plans possible warfare. It mentions Kondan and Welosong locations, references foreign minister arrival, imperial stance, and tensions with plans for October actions. Readable sections imply ongoing conflict and political instability without clear dates or outcomes.
Local council讨论 on controlling hoary cress with Victorian agricultural methods faces opposition. Councillor Chain advocates liberal use of sas won't kill weeds. others fear crop loss and calls for cautious measures. Debate highlights rural impact and riverbank protection during the council meeting.
The Tariff Commission decided to revoke safeguard protection for Australia but will push the effective date of operation to the government for final approval.
The minister for justice rejected reprieve for James Massey. A deputation stated the ministry would not interfere with the death sentence. Mr Martin warned against allowing armed individuals to roam and kill protectors of property.
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