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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1931
Page
4
church listings show morning and evening services at Holy Trinity St, Christmas Eve and Day duties across Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Methodist parishes. Notable events include Advent observances, Cantor carols, Evensong, Holy Communion, and a Salvation Army service schedule with standard Sunday School and Christmas Day rites.
The Reid Methodist Church outlines a morning service plan with a series of hymns and solos. Highlights include Holts The Heat Nowe M, Ban Adlor accompanying, and Tickner solos featuring Good King. The calendar notes a Friday morning catechism and carol numbers The Manger Thr and The Angel Bong.
A Christmas Eve program at Central Co operative Church Forrest features the choir and soloists performing carols and hymns. Mrs J. Edwards and Fulton are listed as soloists, with selections including Comfort Ye from the Messiah and Come Unto Me. Other pieces include Pantera and Armphany. the combined choir will sing with organ and instrumental accompaniment.
A fragmented historical account traces the rubber industry’s growth from colonial networks to modern manufacture. It notes legal debates over jury challenges and touches on the broader impact of rubber production on transportation, commerce, and imperial economies, naming places like Britain, Australia, and Asia, and mentioning key companies and eras.
A group of New Zealand boys from Auckland Grammar and Avckland Grammar School, part of a tour to Australia, arrive in Victoria after travel by boat. They will be entertained by New Zealand residents, visit Melbourne, Parliament House, and the Cotter River, returning to Sydney via a motor tour and possible stops at Hawkesbury and Cronulla.
A Sydney lead poisoning case awards a unique compensation grant. William Jumadrat, a fainter, previously received £1,000 with further £64 weekly, while employed by the Australian United Steamship Navigation Company in 1987. The worker reportedly had reached the maximum compensation payable.
The article details church events at St John’s Kingston and St Paul’s, including the sanctuary lamp dedication by St Hail’s parishioners, services with readings from the Reverend Canon Robertson and the Rev W Leavers, Christmas Day offerings, and confirmations held at St John’s Church for seven adults. It notes the school prices for the year to be published by the Rector and mentions celebratory activities at nearby churches and hospitals.
Odd fragmented report lists several bowling match results and players. Mentions Monohan versus Gray and Francia versus Eliott with a winner, along with other club contests and a set of names, scores, and locations in a fall season round.
Christmas worship planned with Dr Waldeck delivering the sermon. Morning topic titled The Pro Christmnas and the night service begins at seven. Dr Waldeck will speak on The Covenant View of Christians and the Old Christmas Pine carol will be sung at both services.
On CH pintmus Day a territorial service will be held in the morning at a northern location. Presided by De. Wildock, with Rev M C Barlow, Captain Farquhar, Lieut Holdway, and Dr Weldork delivering messages. Sermons, preaching, and military chaplaincy will mark the event with coordinated hymn offerings.
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