AUSTRALIAN NEWS
G BANDSTAND. COLLAPSES. FIVE PERSONS HOSPITaLLED. (Australian Press Association) (Received. 8.30 a.m.). '’ v .SYDNEY, .January 2(3. A largepiumher :0f ipeople’"seated" on an improvised, grandstand at Freshwater. nearLMauly, wore watching tlie surfers carnival to-day, .when the structure collapsed. Five persons \v.ere'lms. pi tailed."• and many others) a-rei suffering from shock and minor, injuries.
TWO JOCKEYS INJURED
SYDNEY, January 26
The jockeys B. Colvin and A. Stewart. thrown during the races at Newcastle •fo-day, fractured their skulls and are in a critical condition.
RYAN’S GOOD TIME
BRISBANE, Jan. 2 V
In a swimming competition, in the .220 yards open handicap. Noel Ryan •registered 2min. 9 l-ssec.s.. which is only one-fifth of a second outside Weismuller’s' world record. Tom Boast won the 100 yards national backstroke championship in lmin 6 4-5 secs.
AUSTRALIA’S NEED
CREDIT FOR INDUSTRY
SYDNEY, January 26
The Country Labour Party Brandies’ Conference at Forbes, at which the N.S.W. Premier, Air Lang, is present, passed a resolution for a straight-out policy of inflation, urging the Federal Government to make credit available to the Commonwealth Bank in order to finance industry, and thereby decrease the unemployment.
AUSTRALIA DAY. WA’BXEY. January 26. Anniversary or Foundation Day was observed throughout Australia to-day ns a close holiday. The chief event at Sydney was a regatta on the harbour, was the liner “Ormonde’’ bedecked with hunting, acted as a flagship. The weather was beautifully fine, with a light breeze for the sailing races, 'fhe other events included races for motor boats, speed boats and rowing. WOOL PRICES REAIEDY. BRISBANE. .Tannary “T. James Clark, a prominent figure in flie wool industry expresses the opinion that the only remedy to pro Ime stabilisation of wool prices is a method of appraisement on lines ot Bawr.t during the war period, the abolition of selling wool by auction and pressure on shipping companies for reduc- : ed freights on wool. i
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