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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1927
Page
4
A garbled account notes confusion at Albury hospital concerning a proposed installation. Officials discuss safety and funding while residents protest and debate the hospital’s future amid unclear details.
A Bathurst Times report notes a well known local trader recently faced a fatal incident at his residence. Hides price steadied despite market reports, but a sudden shift allegedly increased returns for some traders. Weather and market conditions tied to wool and meat trades impacted proceeds and local commerce.
The page lists programs at Her Majesty's Criterion Theatre Moyal Valace and others including Madame Pompadour Road to Rome The Ringer Mary Stuart Lady the Cool Not Tonight Dearie The Student Prince The Marie Cradle Snatchers The Sheik and Ontward Mound among current and upcoming shows in Sydney venues.
Radio listings detail programmes for the week with multiple stations. Includes concerts talks and religious services across August with names like Lawson Campbell Jake Friedman and broadcaster studios at 393 Metres. Specific dates and times appear with events such as recitals, concerts, elocution, and church services.
A distant farm near Sydney hosts a quiet nocturne about radio life. A farmer’s son George, tempted by city work, is drawn home by a house radio dance. The family believes the radio will keep him nearby, despite appeals from the city.
Station 21 unveils five one hour broadcasts amid growing listener demand. The line up includes Monsieur Resume on Tuesday August 30, Beurlet Pimpernel on Wednesday September 28, The Light That Failed on Saturday October 22, The Silver King on Monday November 14, The Christian on Thursday December 1, and The Sign of the Cross on Friday December 23.
A proposed direct shortwave broadcast from England to Australia faces criticism of empire unity neglect. Gerald Marcus plans to start August 27 transmitting music and talks, enabling Australian listeners with basic receivers to hear the program via Sydney Melbourne Adelaide and other stations pre-broadcast.
A trade notice from GEO. L. GELLATLY announces raffia items and related goods in reduced post prices. It lists dyed raglan glycerines, Australian dyed rela, natural raffia bundles, weave books, Rama needles, cane and tray bases with prices and postage terms. The notice invites applications for samples and mentions wholesale blows.
The article notes a weight estimate of Earth around several sextillion tons by Dr. Weyl of the Bureau of Standards after years of measurements. It also describes a plant insecticide from a cantal oil plant, a German ind responsibility device claimed to probe the soul, a radium origin theory by Mlle. Maricanecanu, and whale hunting scenes at Twofold Bay with dangerous nighttime harpooning.
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