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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1931
Page
2
Partial OCR text shows a Canberra publishing notice about local newspaper names and rates. Mentions Canberra and Queanbeyan areas, marginal references to annual rates and forwarding details. No clear dates or complete names due to corrupted text.
Fragmented OCR reads like a weather update with stray dates and names. It mentions October and December entries, a patrol or duty context, and unclear figures. The readable items point to a weather related record rather than a clear forecast.
The LW.C.A. held a Christmas tree gathering in Wentride Acored for children under 12 in their district. Over 70 youngsters attended, receiving gifts from Father Chplatoys. Older members helped with games and a Christian supper. The gathering featured music and cheer as families, including Jean and Mary Oldfield, joined in the holiday celebration.
The forecast notes thunder showers likely in the north east inland district and warm sultry conditions in the south east, with fresh northerly winds on the coast. Inland cooler turning cooler along the southern border as winds shift to south west. Canberra forecast indicates tendency toward thunderstorms and generally fine, sultry weather with northerly winds veering to south west and cooler conditions.
The public rejected Labour with a strong majority, embracing United Australia and Country Parties. Lyons may form a government from his party and the Country Party, which must guard its principles while avoiding coalition concessions and the Bruce Page regime's mistakes. The Country Party should sit on the cross benches and stay true to country interests.
Readable lines show turnout figures, names and districts across multiple centres including Brown, Rowe, Levy, Reed and Stewart. Data enumerates voters by year ranges and locations such as South Sydney and Warringah, noting totals like 49,908 and 58,080 with various state labor markers and candidate listings.
Readers see partial Australian Electoral roll figures listing districts such as Melbourne, Maribyrnong, Gippsland and Corangamite with vote counts, rolls and party affiliations. The fragmentary OCR shows names like Batman, Kooyong, and Melbourne Ports alongside several district totals and indications of voting in 1924.
A long OCR fragment describes Reverend Elliott delivering a sermon at St John’s Church. It references biblical quoted passages, local place names, and scattered notes about attendees and reactions, with many garbled phrases and interspersed notations. The readable portions center on religious discourse and public response.
A list of names and positions across Australian states including New South Wales Queensland South Australia Western Australia and Tasmania appears. The fragment mentions ministers counselors and officials such as Kelly Murchison Ward and multiple regional figures with party or state associations. The text is jumbled OCR style with scattered surnames and places.
Fragmented OCR lists voting figures and candidate names across regions such as CAPRICORNIA DARLING DOWNS and PRANCIN. It references 1984 election context, with figures like 24,362 and 63,008 and mentions venues or districts including L Lewelyn and AMORGAN WU ACPD.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Western Australia, Forrest district and a 1 cent mo. The readable items include a distorted 14.8 reading and rotatement notes. No clear event, date, or named organization is identifiable.
Vague OCR fragment mentions voting and dates, with scattered names and places. Readable items include Lat, DENISON No., WAP ITH, and officials like HUTCHIN. The text suggests a damaged local notice about a sale or public action with uncertain details.
A garbled OCR passage assembles scattered names and events from a historical page. It mentions figures like Franklin, Utley, Wilmot, and Wo ken, with snippets suggesting debates on certainty and understanding. The text remains fragmentary and largely unreadable.
A garbled OCR passage lists reverence phrases and numerous proper names, including Howard and Macy, amid partial quotes about Christ and faith. The fragment mentions a foundation and a sequence of names, with editorial notes and stray parentheticals, ending mid-sentence with continued captions.
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