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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
6
A dense radio program guide lists numerous segments across days and times featuring news, music, devotional services, school broadcasts, talks, performances, and special programs. Includes named performers, orchestras, and regional content with multiple time stamps and program titles.
Her Excellency Lady Gowrie presented prizes to students at Canberra Church of England Girls Grammar School. The report highlights a year of new facilities, art and craft programs, music and sport achievements, staff changes, scholarships, and a focus on citizenship and wartime ethics.
The Commonwealth Prices Commissioner issued a Sydney area price order under Industrial Commission guidance. Face brick prices rise by 3 per thousand while commons, callows, and clinkers drop by 1/3. Additional goods such as refrigerators, washing machines, paper bags, writing paper, envelopes, and mining chemicals are included under National Security Prices Regulations with prices fixed to August 31 levels.
S S M Bruce the High Commissioner for Australia announced a Tasmanian stock conversion operation to be underwritten with a prospectus issued on December 1. The stock totals £4,604,800 with £448,300 at 1 percent and £4,196,500 at 2 percent, repayable by 1912-44.
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