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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Dec 25, 1929

Page

2

Royal Christmas Traditions at Sandringham and Buckingham

The royal family plans a quiet Christmas with Sandringham gatherings and Buckingham Palace preparations. Queen Mary curates handmade gifts for grandchildren, supports home industry, and visits charity shows, while King George oversees kitchen produces and Empire marketing.

George Gerald Lasvelles Flvrabeth Empire Taiste Wen Sandringham Mary Huckingham Palace Buckingtwn Palace Buckingham Palace Laden Mandringham

England Rugby Team for Aus clash at Swinton on Jan 4

England announces the third rugby test lineup to face Australia at Swinton on January 4. The selected forwards include Lentham, Horgess, Hodgson, and Butters with backs Sullivan and Ellaburst among the backs, while Parkin captains Wakefield Trinity and Hees Swinton.

London Mamehiggs Oto England Australia Swinton Sullivan Threequarters Ellaburst Helens Atkinson Castleford Dingsdale Warrington Parkin Wakefield Trinity Ciplain Hees Lentham Halifast Horgess Barrow Thomas Leeds Flides St. Helens Hodgson Seinton Butters

The Things We Never Got Poem Fragments

Fragmented lines recount lost desires and unrealized goals. Readers reflect on missed chances and the hope that what was not obtained may await somewhere else or in memory. The verse weaves through imagery of horses, bars, beaches, and distant halls, ending on a note of postponed fulfillment.

Christmas Crowns Across Medieval Europe and England

The piece recounts royal coronations during Christmas, noting Charlemagne’s crowning, English kings like Canute and Edward the Confessor, and Harold’s succession. It mentions events such as the coronation of William the Conqueror on Christmas Day 1066 and key religious symbols and abbey consecrations surrounding these rites.

Gio Chermimnies Lao Hone Charlemagne Vulcan England Canute Edward Christus Westin Kieler Abbey Eadward Harold William the Conqueror Ealdred

Totalisator Legislation Debated in Victoria

A Melbourne conference of the upper and lower houses agreed today on the totalisator proposal. It is estimated that £125,000 will be obtained from this taxation.

Melbourne Aim Bhod

Princess Sandringham Hosts Festive Royal Fathers and Families

The article describes a royal gathering at Sandringham with the Queen presiding over a free celebration. It notes the heroine of the Chewtinas gathering, the Princess, engaging warmly with servants, children, and family, fostering generosity and gentle manners on the estate as seasonal festivities continue.

Sandringham Crinness Hieberbertta Wrya

Papsodent Promises Film Free Teeth Whitening

A vintage dental ad touts Papsodent as a new type dentifrice that removes a slippery film coating teeth, claimed to combat old toothpaste shortcomings. It asserts teeth whiten quickly and improves overall appearance.

Ten Christmas Commandments From A Humorous List

A satirical 1900s style list offers ten humorous Christmas rules. It mocks gift giving, excess, and social expectations with playful misprints and quirky traditions, including moderation, joy, thoughtful gifts, and avoiding debt until after the holiday.

Crimean War Christmas Reflections from 1864

A Crimean War-era newspaper laments the holiday in 1864 for overworked troops. It contrasts grim conditions with home comforts, noting relief after Sebastopol’s fall and soldiers enjoying plentiful rations, despite ongoing hardships and muddled planning.

Muddle Bobastopol

Peace and War on Christmas Morning

On Christmas morning a war concluded with the Peace of Dress den in Tedwewn Awn Adetrha and Buxony tal. In our country that year Prince Charles retreated to Gina gow after his venture into England.

Peince Charles Ginagow England

Why Be Bilious

A medical note describes biliousness as distressing and depressing, caused by clogged sewers of the body. It lists restlessness, nights of unease, dull sleep, right side pain, and irregular bowels, then claims Dr. Morse's Indian Root Hill relieves the trouble by purifying the blood and opening the system.

Morse

Not Fair Hobingon Cranoe

A fragmented reflection on daily life mixing arithmetic and lessons with a longing for adventure. The speaker questions why a person could do so many fine things and have fun while days feel like fractions and school tasks.

Hobingon Cranoe

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