This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1927
Page
15
Fragments show an Australian Canberra Times page with prepaid subscriptions, notices, and local business listings. Names and places include Canberra, Queanbeyan, Monaro Street, The Times Building, and various firms. content hints at subscriptions and solicitors as well as dentistry and music instruction.
Holy Bemartenents will open on Tuesday September 13. The notice lists rowers arriving Monday for the Old Rectory, and details transport routes from Queanbeyan to Canberra and Ainslie, with schedules to and from hotels, hospitals, and suburbs. Private hire cars available at all hours.
Canberra enters its first real tourist season as visitors crowd the capital to witness its growth. Criticism centers on steep hostel charges and hotel tariffs, urging the Federal Capital Commission to lower rates to attract more travelers and support local hotels.
Mr. Greig and Mr. Smith arrive from Melbourne and take up residence in Canberra with other Prime Minister's Department staff. Several officials, including Mr. Corrigan and Mr. Rana, move into blocks along South Ainslie and Canberra Avenue. Misses Freeman and Lighthowler also arrive from Melbourne with German House accommodations noted.
Sir Herbert Bumuel warned of persistent excess coal production in Britain as the Royal Commission's recommendations lag in execution. He noted weak home demand, a falling foreign market, and rapid South Yorkshire coalfield development, with 18 percent of output produced at a loss. He urged consolidation and production method reforms.
The new session begins September 28 with discussions in Canberra on the Budget tax reductions and Arbitration Act amendments. Ministers expect a demand for morning and afternoon sittings and plan cabinet actions before the week ends.
Six groups of insects released in New South Wales and Queensland target prickly pear. The Commonwealth Prickly Pear Board coordinates ant pest spread, with cochineal insects and moth borers playing major roles to reduce plant mass and eradicate seedlings across vast public lands.
Readers debate claims on Canberra layout and design, noting that the original department and advisory committees shaped the project. The correspondence argues the chosen plan followed Griffin's ideas, with no essential departures, while press reports and later considerations reference the lake scheme as a separate option.
The text laments rapid motorisation everywhere from fire services to farms and circuses. It notes pedestrians refusing to become motorists are overwhelmed and killed, then quietly moved toward the cemetery as society embraces vehicles.
The Federal Cabinet proposes to extend Rear Admiral Clarkson's term at the Wealth Shipping Board for months from August 4 pending a committee report. The public committee report, to be submitted before Parliament resumes on September 3, will shape the future of the Commonwealth Line amid parliamentary expectation.
A fragmented summary lists church services at multiple venues including Royal Military College, St Johns, and St Peters with various Matins Evensongs and Holy Communion timings. It notes a Presbyterian sermon at Malmie and mentions a discussion on prickly pear control in Australia, detailing experiments and expected agricultural benefits.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.