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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1956
Page
2
A mixed OCR fragment listing several Sydney area hotels with prices and contact details. It includes Hotel Ancadia Pitt Street and Maroubra Bay Hotel with rates, plus government firewood tender notices, and various lost and wanted notices. Names, places, prices, and dates appear in a dense, period-voice listing style.
A compact wartime era ad lists services including Turkish bath and various massages. Items mentioned include face scalp and general massages with pricing references around two pounds, noting availability of a shark massage option. The fragment suggests a spa or wellness business offering multiple massage treatments.
A critical essay notes that wealth in Australia has grown through industrial expansion aided by protectionist policy and tax revenue. It cites examples of philanthropic gifts to science while urging big business to acknowledge broader duties to government, education, and social welfare, beyond profits.
A rowdy appeal outlines funding aims for burial provisions and general meetings at the Canberra academy. The Royal Charter holder eyes a national nature history museum, with a push to relocate the Institute of Anatomy to form part of the Australian National Museum project. Military rocket tests and satellite links are noted alongside governance and committee roles.
CANBERRA FORECAST from the Meteorological Station, for the 24 hours starting 6 am: Mild, cloudy, with westerly winds. Scattered afternoon showers. Regional forecast South Coast and Tablelands: Scattered showers on the tablelands, otherwise fine on the coast, possible frosts on tablelands. West winds, seas fair to moderate near Bass Strait. Rita will rise at 1:38 am and set at 5:24 pm.
The Legion Art Union of Canberra will refund subscribers money after officials announced refunds and drawn cheques. The appeal cited government orders requiring restitution of funds to ex servicemen and women. Canberra officials said refunds could cost about 100 pounds and preparations were under way for the Anzac Day memorial ceremony.
A deputation to the Interior Minister seeks representation for teachers on the Canberra Apprenticeship Board. The group argues current five-member composition lacks technical or locality background and would improve apprentice input if a teacher voice were added. Concerns include potential bias toward departmental policy over practical training.
A cairn ceremony at the old Methodist Church site in Weetangera is set for 2.40 pm today, led by Reverend R. Howe of Canberra. The event, postponed from Wednesday due to threatening weather, includes a reunion by descendants of Edward and Mary Smith and sale of the church history by Evan and Ernest Camoran.
The Tn Ski Club reports a rise from 40 members last year to 126 this season. Members travel to Victoria and Sydney, with lodge work at Guthega and fund-raising totaling £160. Offices elected include President B Anderson and Secretary Nancy Penman, with travel and social plans outlined for the year.
Fire Chief C P Bale warns drivers to clear roads after incident on Commonwealth Avenue. A fire engine blocks the street as ambulances and crews respond. One person reported injured as authorities instruct motorists to avoid the area and proceed with care to prevent further accidents.
Mr Ingomar Nethv a migration officer and EM.GA member in Canberra the first New Australian to be granted a free place at an Australian University Bir Neth arrived from Estonia in 1948 and was halualissd in September 1989 studying for a Gris at Caner University College The Commonwealth Pr yo Service Board selected him for a free place under its training scheme Netliv is international director of the Australagian region of International Y M C A men's Ibis
The Governor-General and Field Marshal Sir William Sim attended the annual dinner at University House Canberra. Lieutenant LB James LD was also present at the event with high level officials from the Australian Academy of Science.
Eight finalists will vie tonight in the concluding Nation Eisteddfod session for the 1000 Aria prize and the 1000 Shell Avin. The event features performances across Sacred Solo, Finalists in the Lumen Silas, and adjudicator notes from Sydney.
Five storey Perth building plans approved by the Department of the Interior with facades and working drawings in progress. Promises include a canopy and insurance provisions, with construction expected to begin before year’s end. Myers and other interstate firms show interest. local shopfronts and hotel plans are described as drawing attention to the area.
In a forum at the Australian Forestry School, Dr. M. Jacobs outlined timber as pivotal to postwar industry. He warned labor rivals for cod profits, foresaw wood products expanding in the economy, and highlighted transport as the main driver of timber demand.
A fragmented OCR list catalogs numerous church services across many denominations. It mentions St Patrick’s, St Christopher’s, All Saints, and other parishes with mass times, novenas, sacraments, and parish events. includes Congregational, Church of Christ, Salvation Army, Evangelical Lutheran, and Quaker gatherings with scattered timings and notes on appointments and services.
Prime Minister Malcolm Menzies warned last night that the world’s near future hinges on aglenitic power and strength and Australia must play its part. He spoke at the annual Australian Academy of Science dinner, urging renewed support for science as a national venture and noting debates with Russia over scientific leadership.
Sir Windsor McKell had been Governor-General of Australia and now serves on the Malayan Constitution Commission. External Affairs Minister Casey announced the appointment last night noting McKell’s experience in both the Commonwealth and national spheres will aid Malaya’s constitutional work as independence nears. The Australian representative will be drawn from British Commonwealth members and aims to provide diverse constitutional insight.
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