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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1926
Page
7
The Queanbeyan Fire Brigade hosted a euchre party and dance to raise funds for a billiard table at the fire station. Local residents attended and prizes were awarded to Mrs Heccher for the ladies, Mr Crommack for the men, with F Lawler winning a coke raffle and Mrs Keneady taking chocolates. Music was by Miss Wilder and Mr J Harrigan.
At a Queanbeyan Parents and Citizens meeting officials announced improved facilities for a forthcoming holiday swimming school. Girls will use the eastern shed while bays receive facilities on the opposite river bank. Swimming instructors were named for both genders, with Miss Temple guiding girls and Mr Keiron guiding boys. Parents are urged to contact school authorities.
The marriage of Kathleen Retallack to Neville Milson occurred in Sydney on Monday. Goulburn Choral Society performed The Messiah with Metropolitan aid, and Handel was sung again at St. Saviour's Cathedral. Rev. James O’Connor has arrived to serve in Goulburn. Numerous concerts and prize givings fill the vacation period. Five new Justices of the Peace were appointed in Goulburn District. Goulburn Tennis Association will send players to Country Week in Sydney. Boring Valley lights up in A Grade Tea kin Cup. The Goulburn Orphanage Beneficiary Bodery raised £140. The Goulburn Mechanical Institute reports a £260 balance. A large rebuilding scheme is approved for the library, which now holds 36,000 volumes and 100 magazines. The combined Goulburn Girl Guides camp remains set for Towrang December 28 to January 10. A Denis motor fire engine is approved for the Goulburn station. Dr Bradley, X‑Ray specialist, is active with a new private plant. Miss Newling and Miss Knox resign from Presbyterian Ladies’ College staff for England trip. Mrs A St Maple‑Brown and daughter Audrey head to England after Alley Club event. A new pumping station is under construction for the sewerage works at £22,004. Mrs A Johnstone re‑elected hon secretary of Hospital Auxiliary. over £200 donated this year. The free four tennis courts will be laid at the new Goulburn Tennis Association site. over £600 already raised.
An old advertisement claims one pound shilling worth of Meeno cough mixture, diluted with water yields eight bottles of cough remedy for two shillings, touting its purity and suitability for children and chest soothing with Herneo cough diamonds sold at one shilling per ounce.
Miss Betty Mason was crowned Queen of Carnival at Triumph Theatre under the Queanbeyan District Hospital Building Fund Committee. The event included a social dance with the Super-six Orchestra, flags, and catering. Receipts exceeded £28 with total carnival proceeds over £7,000, hailed as the most successful ever held in Queanbeyan.
A reunion banquet for the Queanbeyan Methodist Young People’s Guild was held December 11 at the Methodist Bethol Hall. About 60 members and friends enjoyed toasts, songs, and recitations as Rev. W Evans urged high ideals and continued prosperity for the guild and Queanbeyan Church.
A curio of Victorian holiday verse offers simple toasts from York shire for Christmas Day. Lines celebrate memory, mutual affection, and gentle humor, including quips about Lovers, Fortune, and family dinner tables. The playful advice suits bashful youths and festive gatherings alike.
Reported platinum find in forest country near Anson's Plains in Camperdown district Victoria prompts formation of a company to develop the vein and begin operations at once.
A reflection on Christmas and The Arabian Nights and the influence of Scheherazade on Rimsky-Korsakov. It lauds the Beale Ampleo recording of Scheherazade performed by Maier Pattison under Allschuler, praising its fidelity and the instrument’s ability to reproduce great pianists, framing the work as a holiday high point.
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