Political interference in railways control in the Commonwealth is condemned as overwhelming all other considerations concerning railway finance in the report to the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) by the chairman (Mr. A. E. Heath) of the conference of Australian ...
Article : 1,412 wordsRevenue returns for the week ending March 5 indicate that the economies forecast in the revised budget of last September will be ...
Article : 137 wordsAvenues of approach to Lindbergh are being cleared to-night of every barrier in the path of direct negotiations ...
Article : 88 wordsGeneral Shirakawa to-day issued a warning to the Chinese regarding the continued concentration of hostile troops in the vicinity of the Japanese ...
Article : 265 wordsThe pound sterling made a remarkable rise against other [?]ding currencies on the exchange market to-day. From the overnight level of 3.53½ the New York rate shot up 3.7½ dollars. ...
Article : 319 wordsThe statements of Earle Edwards, 12, a fellow train passenger, that his father-in-law, who he said was an amateur fortune teller, had divulged ...
Article : 180 wordsThe Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Neville Chamberlain), addressing a Unionist meeting to-day, said he looked upon 1931 as England's year ...
Article : 92 wordsThe phenomenal rise of the sterling is described here as "a triumph for the City of London." There was a rush to buy sterling ...
Article : 56 wordsAfter clinging to a piece of wrecKage for some time a man and family were rescued in the nick of time by a launch after their vacht had been ...
Article : 172 wordsThe pound sterling soared [?] cents for cable transfers to the highest level since last fall. The sharp rally absorbed all offers. ...
Article : 43 wordsReferring to criticism of the U.A.P. by Charles Hardy In a speech at Albury last night, Mr. Playfair, M.L.C., in a statement issued from ...
Article : 120 words"This court cannot reform the whole world. What has reduced the standard of wages In Australia has been the fall in national wealth," said ...
Article : 228 wordsBefore Mr. Justice Halse Rogers in the Chambers, to-day, John Whitehead Percival, M.L.C., made an application under the Moratorium Act ...
Article : 281 wordsReplying to Mr. Stevens in the Legis[?]ivt Assembly to day. the Premier [?] there was no truth in the report [?] the Government recently made ...
Article : 144 wordsThe position of the steamer Northern Firth, which grounded some weeks ago, is now regarded as hopeless. The sides of the vessel have commenced ...
Article : 66 wordsCharacteristic of the bitterness of French politics, newspapers opposed to M. Briand's policy heap abuse upon him while he is awaiting burial. ...
Article : 90 wordsThirty-two Dartmoor convicts were to-day paraded by a strong guard before Superintendent Smith, who formally charged them with offences ...
Article : 122 wordsDespite strong representations that have been made toy the British Medical Association to have the cancer conference on March 29 held in Melbourne, ...
Article : 98 wordsDuring a melee in [?] yesterday three warders were attacked by a prisoner with a knife. Two prisoners locked in adjoining ...
Article : 102 wordsMr. Walter Runciman, the President of the Board of Trade, announced in the House of Commons that he understood that Germany intended to ...
Article : 69 wordsThe rise in unemployment has been checked. A total of 6,128,000 has been unaltered for a fortnight. ...
Article : 37 wordsIt was learned that considerable disatisfaction exists among unionists [?] Homebush Abattoirs because of [?] desire for the Government or ...
Article : 85 wordsReported disunity. which has existed in the Federal A.L.P. Caucus in the Upper House over the Arbitration Bill has been smoothed over as the result ...
Article : 71 wordsThe request of Senator Sir Hal Colebatch for the names of counsel who advised the Scullin and Lyons Governments In regard to the Commonwealth's ...
Article : 146 wordsInformation concerning the personnel and expenses of the delegation which is to represent Australia at the disarmament conference at Geneva, ...
Article : 129 words"It is not too much to say that the Large Estates Bill is conflscatory in essence, and that if its taxation provisions are imposed, the results will ...
Article : 101 wordsThe death of Dr. W. J. Mo[?]on. 69. a native of Queanbeyan, occ irrei at North Sydney yesterday. The deceased had a distinguished ...
Article : 117 words[?] an Lawn Tennis Federation received a cable from the Cuban Association refusing the request that the Davis Cup tie be played in New ...
Article : 38 wordsQuestioned by Mr. Lawson (U.A.P., Macquarie) in the House of Representatives yesterday as to whether the Government would make a statement ...
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The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Thu 10 Mar 1932, Page 1
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