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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Dec 23, 1930

Page

4

Christmas in Canberra Shops Hopeful For Future

Canberra shopkeepers face a cautious Christmas season with varied stocks and pricing aimed at easing the economy. Many expressed optimism for a stronger new year once a clear policy on public service transfers to Canberra emerges, noting a temporary lull post holiday but expecting reasonably good business. Highlights include a wide range of imported and locally made goods, cosmetics, cameras, and decorative items from multiple retailers.

Canberra

Snow's department store offers varied affordable goods

An advertisement touts Snow's as a comprehensive shopping destination with cheap china, drapery, and toys. It highlights hosiery, lace, and mercery, with a focus on fashionable items and perfume, promising a wide range of gifts and seasonal inventory for the public of Munberra.

J C Gunn Displays Wide Range of Gifts and Novelties

A display features Chriny nus gifts and a broad assortment of stationery, boxed warteliea, ChrysLanns, and New Yous cards. It also offers hooks, a stack of hacks, glassware, beads, cut glass, pens, cigars, tobacco pouches, wallets, toys, dolls, and Rowlilus force children items to attract buyers.

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Stores Travelling Bons and Chivotk Ade Franchise Expansion

The text describes a traveling store network named Stores Travelling Bons expanding with a new heating refinerator and other provisions. It highlights the proprietor and staff dedication, a capable management team, and plans to bring a full range of merchandise to customers door to door twice weekly in the Territory.

O.K. Maren Waccons Fares Beli Eourad Kenecul Cor Ain

Maloney's Provision Store Opening Noted

A fragment mentions Maloney's Provision Store and a person named Mr Maton in a garbled note suggesting a grocery business context. The readable text implies local commerce activity but lacks further details or dates.

Fragmentary OCR notes from a local store listing

A garbled OCR fragment describes a delivery service and assorted items. It mentions a town, Chelan region, and mixed titling with several numeric tokens like 4/3 and 15, but lacks coherent details or clear events. The readable content is insufficient to identify people, organizations, or concrete actions.

Canberra Chel Yartame Nash Lairubine Noreo Hunn Vertiain Mlemost Ussite Live Store New

Slim sale texts at Young Ltd adorns bargain parade

An advertorial note describes a slim sale at B Young Ltd with items from hosiery to novelty baskets. It highlights boxed handkerchiefs, women’s lingerie, and Christmas fare priced 5/6 and 10/6 with emphasis on value and range for gift shopping. Various departments and discounts are noted, urging readers to visit the store for affordable festive bargains.

Yauine Uttencvin Hun Anti Weiva Inerul Arti Anniaine Wallen Punt Inddingy Mpoetal Cound

Fragmentary Classified Notice on Auto Accessories and Parts

OCR fragment describes a sale or listing of auto accessories and parts offered by a repair department. Mentions Triumph Norton Calherne Paethor and Dye motor models. Appears to reference low-vent or low-vent pricing and a public notice style.

Stork Triumph Norton Calherne Paethor Dye Motor Vyvis

Lingerie Presents At Hughes Lingerie Showcase

A garbled ad describes lingerie at Hughes with mentions of Lavely Milanese and Kin ton. It markets fashionable bralets, nightwear, and faux fur items with prices from Wis. It hints at Ladin and tubrle items and a line of shirts for men and boys.

Lavely Lingwrse Hughie Serview Sivrem Kinton Bewilliul Wlagteta Juris Prince Atlps Wight Wis Jantzen and Speedo

Whyte's Menswear Store Offers Marked Reductions

A fragmented ad notes Whyte's cutting prices on Australian tweed suits and sports coats with several items cited: a standard suit formerly priced at 22/6 now 4//, coats reduced from 19/6 to 9/6, and other reductions across the menswear line. It highlights quality stock and strong demand with returns to good tailoring.

Wurenin Pricen Whyte Kingston Thous Raquirink Theae Wtv

Enduring Gifts at Johnston's Crystal Ware Sale

The notice announces crystal ware and novelties at Johnston’s, with a display of fine wares and an aroma of milky products. Details are unclear due to OCR issues, but the event highlights a range of crystal items and decorative pieces in a local shop setting.

UE A. Johnston Kimuntan

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