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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
3
Canberra retail traders announce late shopping on two nights before Christmas. Stores at three centres stay open until 9 pm on Friday December 21 and Monday December 24. For New Year, stores close from 1 pm Saturday December 29 until the morning of Wednesday January 2.
A broad stretch of stores from AY Allan Byrnes in Squeanbeyan Kingston to Civic Centre Canberra offers a vast Christmas range. Men’s wear, hats, hosiery, shirts, pyjamas, and novelty lines sit with radios, cookware, and housewares. Toys, sporting goods, fashion, and jewelry fill branches across Kingston and Queanbeyan with discounts, special purchases, and holiday displays. Stores promote electrical gear, kitchenware, gifts, and impromptu demonstrations as Christmas shopping ramps up.
A long Christmas feature discusses gifts at the Civic Centre with ranges from chocolates to linen foods and a gift tree. It notes many shops including Ryans Electrics, Rog Maloney, Hayes and Rowell Ltd, and Hayen and Russell offering cakes, novelties, and clothing, plus a piano of music enhancing a Capel church service.
A British study of the open competition for senior civil service posts shows women won 10 of 0 vacancies but none passed mathematics tests. The report highlights women’s difficulty with mathematics despite overall educational advances.
A London correspondent recalls Roman times, noting wine, vineyards, and invasion, suggesting Julius Caesar introduced viticulture that shaped the Campagna, while reflecting on Rhine destruction and enduring masonry remnants amid nostalgic commentary.
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