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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1937
Page
9
Reading through a holiday advice column, readers learn to press creased gift wrap and ribbons, wash used ribbon to refresh, and avoid rumpled materials. It advises wrapping parcels neatly, posting early, and adding a personal seal or initials. Color contrasts and ribbons enhance presentation and impression.
Canberra retail traders prepared for holiday requirements securing special stocks for touring requisites and Christmas gifts. Over the next two weeks business houses will publish announcements of their services and convey season's greetings to citizens.
The piece promotes enduring home gifts for Christmas from Paling’s. It highlights labour saving appliances like washing machines and refrigerators alongside social and cultural items such as radios pianos and musical instruments. The aim is gifts with lasting value beyond the season.
Readers seeking a holiday pastime are invited to write to the director of the Tourlist and Publicity Bureau at Town Hall Newcastle for a free copy of the Fishing Guide. Described as the finest tourist guide in the state the publication covers covert fishing along the coast from Orth Head to Port Stephens and includes Lake Macquarie Newcastle and Myall Lakes. It answers questions for beginners and lists 72 quarries and mailing charges with a 3d value.
A brief notice urges prompt action to contact Wo TT Rating and Co Ltd at 38 George Street Sydney regarding Paling related terms. The readable fragment highlights a sales or licensing context and directs immediate communication.
The fragment lists Christmas gifts for family and friends from a 1938 scene noting paper boys, postal workers, police, and various relatives. It ends with a wary line about funds being taxed if overspending occurs, reflecting budget worries of the era.
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