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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1938
Page
3
This Canberra Tourist Bureau column answers travellers questions and guides visitors and locals through features of interest in the Australian capital. It explains facilities, attractions, history and general information offered by the bureau based in City shopping centre and accessible by telephone.
Coordinated road and rail service details the Tourist Bureau tours to Cotter Dam Mt Stromlo Observatory and city sightseeing for five shillings with 3/- Freedom of Travel tickets for a week. Also featured are Canberra’s cedar varieties and deodar trees planted from a famous origin at Yarralumla.
A sightseeing tour is set for today at 10 am with Cotter River Tour tomorrow at 3 pm. Bookings through the Tourist Bureau, phone 40, Murray Valley Passenger Service.
Canberra to Albury Melbourne journey via coordinated road and rail links with Geach at Canberra Tourist Bureau. Depart Canberra 8 30 am Yass 9 40 am Gundagai 11 30 am Helabor 2 25 pm Melbourne 5 50 pm. Return via motor coaches Sunday 2 40 pm Wednesday and Friday 6 40 pm. Albury connection to Murray Valley Service to Bright Mt Buffalo Echuca Swan Hill Mildura Adelaide. Book Canberra Tourist Bureau. Phone 00
The Department of the Interior approves extending a building from Civic Centre rear to the block boundary for J B Young Pty Ltd City premises. If natural lighting meets requirements, other lessees may also extend to the rear. The move doubles space for haberdashery, fancy millinery, and womens wear, aligning City facilities with Kingston store.
The ACT All Schools Tennis Carnival wrapped at Association Courts with Canberra Highs sweeping Girls Open Singles, Girls Open Doubles, Boys Open Doubles, and strong showings in Under 12 to Under 17 events. The Boys Open Singles final between Alan Crawley and Dod Gibbons will be decided today at Manuka at 10 a.m.
Hugh Stuart reported to Minister McEwen on two months of North Australia expedition work surveying water conservation and irrigation potential. An exhibition opens in Sydney at Central Square with a Marcus Clarke Building display of northern life and undeveloped areas. Charles Barrett noted promising native potential and ancient cave temples near Delamare, indicating early cultural influence and northward racial mixing.
At Garden Island in Sydney on Friday 300 applications have been received for enrolment in the anti submarine school. The rush follows the launch of a nationwide recruitment drive to bolster naval air and submarine defence capabilities.
The Right Rev E H Buinn, Bishop of Goulburn, will address Canberra men at St John’s Chere on Wednesday at 3 p.m. The undenominational service aims to provoke individual reflection on the Gospel’s political and social implications, inviting men of all denominations to attend.
About 300 slaughtermen and labourers at the Homebush abattoir walked out today delaying mutton slaughter for the weekend. The Most Industries Employees Union urged a mass meeting to return to work, and a judge ordered work resume after a compulsory meeting. Some 14 000 sheep remained in pens as workers stood firm over a wage demand.
A sprawling list of radio programmes across stations 2CA 2BL and others detailing times and show titles such as The Daily Dozen, News and Weather, Racing Talk, Dancing Night, Marine and Shipping sector bits, and various music interludes. The fragmentary schedule combines Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane content with international pieces and local notices. It reads as a dense catalog of time slots, program names, and segment descriptions spanning early morning to midnight.
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