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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1937
Page
6
At Mt Stron o Observatory Canberra researchers study rear eruptions and fading in short wave radio. An instrument called the spectrograph has been completed and sun photographs taken in hydrogen light reveal an eruptive prominence rising to 123000 miles in under fifteen minutes, implying speeds over 150 miles per second.
The Daily Telegraph reports Lord Nuffield has accepted an invitation to visit Sydney in connection with the city’s 160th anniversary celebrations. The planned trip would bring the notable industrialist to Australia during the commemorations.
The piece recalls Christmas travel in old coaching days from London to York and Edinburgh to London. It notes long journeys, dangers from highwaymen, heavy inns, and festive cheer despite cold, rain, and rough roads. Coaches, guards, and bootloads of gifts framed a seasonal, communal experience.
Tem Week reports on Tem L Hill transfer from Telopea Park to Pelaw Main and the Canberra clubs awarding him a cream bow and rug. Canberra Bowling Club confirms vacancies filled by Roy Hinchliffe and C Hay as Peterson and Menzies move to trade posts. Norwich Robertson, new Manuka bowler from Melbourne University, shines with five for 31. Also notes Neville Croker transfer to Sydney relief staff and his long service to local cricket and golf.
A countryman appoints Perpetual Trustee Company Limited as executor to ensure his estate is carefully administered and beneficiaries receive sympathetic service as if by a close friend after his death.
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