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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
3
World's Largest Theatre Showcases Tiny Treasures in 37 Years
The NE FORK exhibit hall hosts the world’s largest theatre display of minute objects, featuring the world’s smallest coin, piano, stamps, and violin. Visitors marvel at 54 showcases and a magnifying view, as thirty cities’ artifacts crown this 37 year project. The collection includes ivory carvings, silver ware, Wedgwood, tiny bells from Tibet, and a walnut shell sculpture, all seen through a demanding focus on precision and scale. The event runs alongside the grand Radio City style stage, drawing crowds amazed by detail and craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio City
Radio Chy
Rachess
Tibet
Myla
Early Amateur Telescope Maker Faces Notable Anecdotes
The article recounts a local telescope maker named Jan Wppersnay ry and his accidental spectacle of lenses, noting how a convex and a concave lens alignment near a church steeple led to a surprising discovery. It mentions Fraunhofer and Herschel among innovators, and references a 2-foot inch telescope milestone, with side notes on a court case about a Teacup Reader and other town happenings including a toy distribution at the Civic Centre.
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Hedbeaw
Midistburg
Estand
Eptielna
Dieya
Olher
Inn
Jon
Fraunhofer
Herschel
Hale
Gailleo
Queanbeyan Stock Sale Shows Dull Trade at Auction
A Queanbeyan stock sale conducted by Woodgers and Calthorpe (1981) Ltd saw dull activity as 9 cattle yards yielded horses and cattle with prices slightly lower due to windy weather. A 17 acre lease on Aahfield Majara was withdrawn from public action after bid by J W Butt failed to meet reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooders and Calthorpe
Bury
Electric sign blaze endangers Passituchy figures
An electric fault caused a blaze involving Grey Alvest, Gron Tynes, and 8 Neon signs. The incident led to narrow escapes as flames damaged the gleck seading and nearby structures.
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