AUSTRALIAN NEWS
Bert Hinkler, the airman, does not intend to return to England by air, but states that he hopes to fly out again to Australia on a holiday. A great impetus to the building trade, with the object, of relieving unemployment, is to take place in Vie..toria, the Government having authorised additions to Parliament, House, Government Buildings, and several hospitals and the railway station. A'r showing how grand opera has "caught on" in Melbourne, there was rush for the third performance of "Aida,"and the whole house was sold out by noon of the day of the performance.' The opera season is now in its third week. k The churches in Australia are commencing a vigorous movement against unclean literature. Without specifying any particular publications they say there are certain papers which are lowering the moral tone of the community. •, A conference of the Queensland Producers' Association passed a resolution that while believing that rural workers were entitled to payment for their services equal, to that paid to workers in other spheres, they demanded that prices for their commodities should be sufficient to pay the cost of production, plus a reasonable prolit. ,
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16653, 24 May 1928, Page 7
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