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 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1926
Page
4
Broadcasting Station 2HL Burney hosts a long series of sporting talks for youths and women. Miss Varley, secretary of the City Girls Amateur Sports Association, gives addresses on the evolution of sport and its value for work, covering tennis, hockey, swimming, golf and more.
Friday night saw Theo Gudding the Australian heavyweight champion face Johnny Walsh of Canada in a wrestling match at St Gregory's Hall. The bout ended early with a foul after Gudding used a grip barred by rules, disqualifying him as spectators groaned.
Readers report canaries reacting excitedly to wireless broadcasting. A London letter notes a singer canary perched near a wireless set becoming highly animated, hopping, singing, and peeping as the orchestra plays. In New South Wales, letters describe pets and animals reacting to similar noises at home.
Rev. David Brandt of Chalmers Street Presbyterian Church Sydney reports that fortnightly services on Station CHL reach a broad circuit from Victoria to Tasmania and New Zealand. He cites letters of thanks from listeners in Warracknabeal, Hobart, Stratford, and beyond as proof wireless enables thousands to follow sermons and hymns.
The New South Wales Minister for Education approves using school buildings for Country Women’s Association radio club meetings, removing a major barrier for remote branches. The Advice Australia Radio Club relocates its Wednesday talks to the evening, with 7.15 to 7.45 sessions on Monday Wednesday and Friday featuring topics from station 20R Sydney aimed at women.
The article discusses a sale of a near complete collection of Winchester tradesmen tokens issued before 1672 to provide small change when government coins were scarce. It notes scarcity of London tokens, the Bank of England silver bank tokens, and Winchester's historical significance, including a rare Haymarket token with the inscription Nuhtani Robina at the eagle seller 1664.
The musical comedy Rose Marie is in its 29th week in Sydney, shattering the previous 26 week record set by Sally. Other long running shows cited include Katinka 19 weeks The Boy 20 weeks Wildflower 28 weeks and The Maid of the Mountains 36 weeks. The piece notes transfer of Rose Marie to Melbourne at Christmas and discusses Mikado costume revisions and Japanese dress sensitivities.
Mina Josie Melville tours England in support of Leslie Henson in Betty Lee and Tip Toes with The Lady of Lyons. Critics in France attack the film Monk claiming exaggerated British role and minimal French effort amid Belgian forces.
Alfred Hill renowned Maori folk song expert returns from abroad to broadcast for the first time on station 2FC Sunday December 12. He will present a programme of old Maori songs with baritone Alfred Cunningham accompanying.
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.