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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1929
Page
2
Canberra shops have stocked a broad Christmas selection at near city prices. The Christmas shopping season is under way and bargain offers will attract early shoppers. Stores promoting early purchases hope to clear remaining stock and start the New Year ready to cut prices for customers amid carry-over goods.
Hayes and Russell advertise a holiday catalog with a vast assortment of toys, wearables, and home goods. The notice highlights electric toys, trip toys, dolls, tricycles, furniture, and children’s costumes, plus a cowboy outfit and gift sets priced around 32 4 to 64 4. Free items are offered with purchases to attract customers.
Gift guide highlights wristlets brushes and crystal items suitable for men and women. Includes fashion accessories such as neck wear and evening wear pieces, with prices and a note of a Kingston branch offering cash discounts until Xmas.
Readable fragments describe mercery and department store offerings. The text mentions sports clothes including shorts and trousers, knit shirts, silk shirts, handkerchiefs, and underwear in various colors and sizes. It notes a warehouse purchase and special displays with framed merchandise and price ranges.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a postman and early timing but lacks coherent details. Names, places, or concrete events are unreadable, making a precise summary unreliable. The readable bits point to a holiday reference and timing, without a clear narrative.
An unintelligible OCR fragment mentions gifts and a wide range of jumbled terms. It references names, places, and items in a garbled stream, lacking coherent events or concrete facts to summarize into a clear news item.
A fragmented public notice reflects on last minute shopping crowds and the strain on shop staff during the holiday season. It laments the omission of a key gift and praises workers for their quiet, essential service to the public amid the Christmas rush.
A garbled OCR passage repeats themes of planning, meetings, and people with names and places blurred. The fragment mentions a levee, a parade of figures, and a postponed or unclear activity at Manriak, with scattered references to individuals, timing, and a possible hosted gathering.
Fragmented OCR text presents a local sweets and ice cream item with vague references to names, places, and events. The readable portions imply a social or culinary note about treats and a ceremony or gathering, with scattered names and venues.
The display highlights ladies’ scents and new blends as Perfumania draws shoppers. Attendees sample lavender water and other fragrances while vendors tout attractive packaging and special pricing, with notable praise for established brands and fresh offerings.
The readable fragments show scattered names and terms from a sports page. References include team names, players, dates, and venues, but many words are garbled. The item appears to be a damaged OCR capture of a sports or results section with no clear narrative.
Damaged OCR fragment mentions a wife and husband dispute and names but lacks clear events, dates, or locations to confirm specifics. The readable portions reference a domestic legal context and potential settlement discussions without verifiable details.
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