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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1933
Page
2
A midweek contest produced continued wins across grades as teams like Tiny Ciatures and Forrest branches hosted matches. In unrelated notes, Braddon and Harton clash, while a bridge evening for the ladies' auxiliary was postponed to a later date due to other events.
Sydney Tuesday reports that tenders for the Hallway Department coal needs amounting to about one million tons will be invited. The railway orders have kept many miners employed across coal fields.
Police investigate a case in Sydney where a woman, posing as a telephone department agent, swindled a man by claiming an adjustment was needed after inspecting a telephone. The suspect then left and claimed a friend faced bankruptcy and offered tobacco to defraud the man of money.
A new kind of dist made for tableware is said to nearly bounce after washing. Named piloform, it is free from odour, available in various colours and mottled opalescent effects, and resists scratches. It shows high heat and light stability, making it superior for moulding novelties and gifts.
Arrangements for the Convent Juvenile fancy dress ball at the Albert Hall on September 7 were advanced after an enthusiastic Ball Committee meeting. Prizes include best fancy dress, best paper costume, best poster costume, best sustained character, and best dressed. Adults may attend for a nominal charge, with a Moor-themed dance and an orchestra. Tickets are in demand. enquiries go to F L Bullivan, Box 20, Ganborrs Post Office.
New Roman discoveries in Chester reveal a large northern angle of a Roman building and a wealth of pottery. Domestic utensils from the latter half of the first century to the third century are found, covering half a period. Fragments suggest the same building era.
Sydney Thesdas reports a government committee appointed to fix bread prices. The panel, led by H W Chancellor and including J D Dunworth and W White, will examine the cost of dole bread and public fraud, with operations to begin immediately.
A British Medical Journal view supports aluminium as a safe utensil metal next to gold and platinum. The article notes minimal leaching during normal cooking and that aluminium is a natural food constituent found in many items. Discoloration from boiling water is harmless and due to chemical interaction with alloys, not a health threat.
A century of locust ravages in Africa and Western Asia cost over a million pounds yearly and 2.3 million man days. Trials in Kenya use aircraft to disseminate insecticide powder, aiming to neutralize swarms in cloudy winds, with promising early results though full effectiveness remains uncertain.
Private owners at Bad Homburg contributed to an exhibition detailing life in Germany under Roman rule. The show, organized for a local anniversary, features paintings and graphics from private collections and runs for an extended period. Special displays include Roman-era artifacts at Saalburg and period drawings at Berlin and Darmstadt museums.
The text describes the peacock tail as a display of numerous tiny colors created by miniature iridescent surfaces. It compares the wing color effects to a butterfly wing, noting how the spectrum appears as light passes through feather structures and is perceived as a unique mental image by each observer.
A report on infrared photography advances at the British Museum outlines the method to reveal ancient Egyptian inscriptions once hidden by age. The process may soon let researchers read 1200 B C texts, show Venus atmospheric clues, and aid crime detection through concealed signatures in dark scenes.
A medical report released by stadium officials states that the boxer's hand shows no fracture after the bout with HoenG. The examination confirms no broken bones and notes the hand was strained but intact.
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